“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
“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
“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