“Fly-fishing is a magic way to recapture the rapture of solitude without the pangs of loneliness.” WayMagicSeaLonelinessSolitudeRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingRaptureFly Fishing Author:John D. Voelker
“Fly-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.” MenWayWellsWaterSeaQuietRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingFrustratingHumiliatingTroutFly FishingCraziest Author:John D. Voelker
“Most fishermen swiftly learn that it's a pretty good rule never to show a favorite spot to any fisherman you wouldn't trust with your wife.” ShowsWifeSeaRiversFishesBoatSpotsLakesFishingFishermanFly Fishing Author:John D. Voelker
“To paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing.” GivingSeaRegretRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingPatriotI RegretFly FishingDeceasedParaphrase Author:John D. Voelker
“I 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 don’t 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 unimportant––and not nearly so much fun.” MenWayWantImportantLastsFoundFunWasteConcernRegardFishesFishingSuspectsLast TimeUnimportantFishermanTroutFly FishingTrout Fishing Author:John D. Voelker
“...buying a fly rod in the average city store, that is, joining it up and safely waggling it a bit, is much like seeing a woman's arm protruding from a car window: all one can readily be sure of is that the window is open.” BitsCitiesSeeingSeaCarArmsRiversWindowAverageFishesStoresBoatBuyingLakesFishingJoiningFly Fishing Author:John D. Voelker
“The best time to go fishing is when you can get away.” FishingGet AwayBest TimesFly FishingAnglingFunny Fishing Author:John D. Voelker
