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

Successful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration.

Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments.

Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised anglers to 'fish fine and far off,' but no one has ever improved on that statement.

Trout aren't naturally as selective as they've become in crowded tailwaters - they've been trained to be like that by too much fishing pressure. I've seen tailwater fish that are so hysterical they'll refuse naturals. You wonder how they get enough to eat.

The things fishermen know about trout aren't facts but articles of faith.

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