“From my own experience I can say that a bad back makes you hike slower, stove-up knees keep you from wading confidently, tendinitis of the elbows buggers your casting, and a dose of giardia can send you dashing to the bushes fifteen times in an afternoon, but although none of this is fun, it's discernibly better than not fishing.” I CanFunMy OwnSeaRiversFishesBoatKneesLakesFishingAfternoonFifteenCastingDoseElbowsStovesDashing Book:No Shortage of Good Days Source: No Shortage of Good Days
“I know I'm a long way from greatness, but I am beginning to come at it in my own way. I can go through the basic motions pretty well, don't rely quite as religiously on specific fly patterns as I once did, have worked out ways of compensating for some of my most egregious weaknesses and have come to count heavily on timing because it's a hell of a lot easier to catch fish when the fish are biting.” KnowsWayWellsLongI CanMy OwnHellGreatnessEasierWeaknessPatternsFishesRelyTimingLong WayBiting Book:Standing in a River Waving a Stick Source: Standing in a River Waving a Stick
“I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.” ThinkingI CanUsedOne ThingSeaRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingSignificanceFly Fishing Book:At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman Source: At the Grave of the Unknown Fisherman
“I necessarily fear change except that it's so seldom for the better. It's just that I can live with any number of things going straight to hell as long as these streams continue to hold up. If this amounts to living in a fool's paradise, don't waste your time trying to explain that to the fool.” IfsTryingLongI CanNumbersHellFoolAmountWasteStreamsParadiseDon't Waste Your Time Book:Fool's Paradise Source: Fool's Paradise
