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Paul Schullery is an American author born in 1948. His works primarily focus on the history and culture of the American West, particularly known for his in-depth research on photography and the history of photography.

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“I don't suppose I ever entirely release a fish. I may not eat it, but that does not mean I take nothing from it before I let it go.”

May Mean Doe Sea Rivers Fishes Boat Release Lakes Fishing Let It Go

Book:The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless Metaphors

Source: The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless Metaphors

“The issue of imitation has always occupied fly fishers, and part of its endless attraction has been the imponderable uncertainty of how much it matters to the fish in the first place.”

Firsts Has Beens Matter Issues Sea Rivers Fishes Attraction Endless Boat Uncertainty Lakes Fishing Imitation

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“As the old fisherman remarked after explaining the various ways to attach a frog to a hook, it's all the same to the frog.”

Way Sea Rivers Fishes Various Boat Lakes Fishing Hook Explaining Frogs Fisherman

Book:Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir

Source: Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir

“Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish; it is as much an acquaintance with beavers, dippers, and other fishermen as it is the challenge of catching trout.”

Challenges Wonder Sea Rivers Fishes Pursuit Boat Lakes Fishing Quests Acquaintance Catching Fisherman Trout Beavers

Book:The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless Metaphors

Source: The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless Metaphors

“If you aren't a fisher you'll see many things, but the river, except where it is ridden by waterfowl or waded by moose, will rarely enter your thoughts, much less stimulate your spirit. It's different if you fish. The surface of the water tells a story.”

Ifs Different Stories Spirit Water Sea Rivers Fishes Surface Boat Lakes Fishing Moose

Book:Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir

Source: Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir

“If you keep at it long enough, one day you may witness some greater disturbance, some rushing breach of the water's surface so startling and violent and exhilarating that you too will suddenly, and always thereafter, believe in monsters.”

Source: The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless Metaphors

“Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job.”

Source: The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless Metaphors

“When we are on the water, our contemplative impulses range from the intense to the nearly absent.”

Water Sea Rivers Fishes Intense Boat Impulse Range Lakes Fishing Absent Contemplative

Book:The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless Metaphors

Source: The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless Metaphors

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Born: 1948
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Quotes: 9

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The Fishing Life: An Angler's Tales of Wild Rivers and Other Restless MetaphorsRelated source material

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