“Flyfishing does have its social aspects - on some of our crowded trout streams it can get too social - but esentially it's a solitary, contemplative sport. People are left alone with themselves in beautiful surroundings to try to accomplish something that seems to have genuine value.” PeopleTryingDoeSeemsBeautifulValuesLeftSocialSportsSeaAspectRiversFishesAccomplishGenuineBoatStreamsLakesFishingSolitarySurroundingsCrowdedLeft AloneContemplativeTrout Author:John Gierach
“I like to do every operation the same way on each fly. In the course of tying a batch of flies, I might get an idea on how to do something differently, but try to save it to try out later rather than break my comfortable rhythm. I don't worry about forgetting it. In my experience good ideas stay with you, while bad ones go back to where they came from, and good riddance.” WayTryingIdeasMightCoursesForgetBreakWorrySeaComfortableRiversFishesBoatRhythmOperationsLakesFishingGood IdeasRiddanceGood Riddance Author:John Gierach
“Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments.” TryingMomentsSeaRiversFishesBoatSmokeSettlingLakesFishingChimneys Author:John Gierach
“The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to remember what they learned from them.” KnowsTryingRememberInterestingMistakeSeaRiversStriveFishesBoatLakesFishingFishermanFly FishingSame Mistakes Author:John Gierach
“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
