The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.

During my addled career as a trout fisherman I have gone on a lot of wild-goose chases, and I ruefully expect to go on a lot more before I hang up my waders

Fly-fishing for wild trout on quiet waters must be one of the toughest and craziest ways to catch fish ever invented by man, as well as among the most frustrating and humiliating.

To paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing.

Fly-fishing is a magic way to recapture the rapture of solitude without the pangs of loneliness.

Most fishermen swiftly learn that it's a pretty good rule never to show a favorite spot to any fisherman you wouldn't trust with your wife.

One of the first rules in fishing is that there are few rules in fishing that resourceful trout do not manage to break.