Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.
John GierachThey say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the grand scheme of things, and suddenly they're just not such a big deal anymore.
John GierachSuccessful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration.
John GierachFishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think
John Gierach