Fly-fishing is a magic way to recapture the rapture of solitude without the pangs of loneliness.
John D. VoelkerFly-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.
John D. VoelkerI look at trees, hunt mushrooms, and watch animals. Fishing is what gets me out into the woods so I can notice these things.
John D. VoelkerTo paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing.
John D. VoelkerSpinning yarns is a protection against the nuttiness... the greed, the hate all around us.
John D. VoelkerI fish because I love to . . . because I love the environs where trout are found . . . because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I for one donโt want to waste the trip . . . and, finally, not because I regard fishing as being so terribly important but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportantโโand not nearly so much fun.
John D. Voelker