Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.

Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.

Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly.

It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.

If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on the head with rocks, and eat them raw. But, so as not to violate another essential element of the fly-fishing tradition, the rocks would have to be quarried in England and cost $300 each.

I don't really know how to tie a fly until I've tied a hundred dozen of them.

If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.