“There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home.” - Roderick...
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“Trout are among those creatures who are one hell of a lot prettier than they need to be. They can get you to wondering about the hidden workings of reality.”...
“With a fly rod, anglers are not casting to a fish; rather to a circle of dreams: ripples that spread into every aspect of their lives.” ― Fennel Hudson So,...
“The more you look, the more you see.” ― Robert M. Pirsig A glance only sees the grey, cold reflection of sky and mountains. A close inspection reveals contours of...
“The root of joy is gratefulness...It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” ― Brother David Steindl-Rast It is time to count our...
“If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.” ― Lin Yutang And if you can spend that afternoon on...
“When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece.” ― John Ruskin Yet, an angler cannot create a masterpiece on love and skill alone. Water, trout, and bugs are needed,...
“The question is not what you look at, but what you see.” ― Henry David Thoreau On the silvery surface, you see tiny wings and rhythmic noses. But the low...
“If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate.” ― Thomas Watson, Sr. Founder of IBM If you want to double your failure rate, get yourself to...
"One must learn by doing the thing, for though you think you know it, you have no certainty until you try.” ― Aristotle Even after doing the thing, certainty can...
"Rowing harder doesn't help if the boat is headed in the wrong direction.” ― Kenichi Ohmae The same principle applies to fishing. Slow down. Reassess. Try different flies. Exercise stealth....
"Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly.” ― John Gierach Here is something else...
