“There is no subsititue for fishing sense, and if a man doesn't have it, verily, he may cast like an angel and still use his creel largely to transport sandwiches and beer” IfsMenMayStillsUseSeaAngelRiversCastsFishesBoatBeerLakesFishingSandwichesTransport Author:John D. Voelker
“There is a lot of amiable fantasy written about trout fishing, but the truth is that few men know much if anything about the habits of trout and little more about the manner of taking them.” IfsKnowsMenLittlesFantasyWrittenSeaHabitTruth IsRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingTroutAmiableTrout Fishing Author:John D. Voelker
“Most fisherman, including this one, cling to their pet stupidities as they would to a battered briar or an old jacket; and their dogged persistence in wrong methods and general wrong-headedness finally wins the a sort of grudging admiration, if not many fish.” IfsWinningSeaRiversMethodIncludingFishesStupidityBoatPersistencePetLakesFishingAdmirationJacketsFishermanBatteredBriars Author:John D. Voelker