“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
“During my addled career as a trout fisherman I have gone on a lot of wild-goose chases, and I ruefully expect to go on a lot more before I hang up my waders” CareersGoneSeaGoes OnRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingGeeseFishermanTroutHang UpsWild Geese Author:John D. Voelker
“One of the first rules in fishing is that there are few rules in fishing that resourceful trout do not manage to break.” FirstsBreakSeaRiversFishesBoatManageLakesFishingTroutResourceful 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
“The truth is that trout fishermen scheme and lie and toss in their sleep. They dream of great dripping trout, shapely and elusive as mermaids, and arise cranky and haggard from their fantasies. They are moody and neglectful and all of them a little daft. Moreover they are inclined to drink too much.” LittlesDreamLyingSleepFantasyToo MuchSeaDrinkTruth IsRiversFishesAriseBoatLakesFishingSchemesElusiveFishermanTossMermaidTroutDrippingMoodyCrankyDaftHaggard 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
