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“Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.”

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John Gierach, born in 1946, is a renowned fishing author in the United States. His works are known for their humorous tone and profound insights into the art of fishing, which have won the hearts of readers. more

“If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on the head with rocks, and eat them raw. But, so as not to violate another essential element of the fly-fishing tradition, the rocks would have to be quarried in England and cost $300 each.”

Ifs Rocks Cost Essentials Elements Tradition England Naked Conclusion Fishing Logical Caves Trout Fly Fishing Trout Fishing

Author:John Gierach

“Okay, I'm in the tampon aisle, but I don't see it.”

Okay Aisle Tampons

Book:Fool's Paradise

Source: Fool's Paradise

“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.”

Ifs Trying Long I Can Numbers Hell Fool Amount Waste Streams Paradise Don't Waste Your Time

Book:Fool's Paradise

Source: Fool's Paradise

“I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.”

People Stills Enjoy Company Dog Capable Enthusiasm Uncomplicated

Author:John Gierach

“Luckily, though, there are still a few guys around who will look you straight in the eye and say, eloquently and to the point, ‘It’s been too goddamned hot for too long and the river has gone off.’”

Looks Long Stills Eye Guy Gone Rivers Hot

Book:Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing

Source: Sex, Death, and Fly-Fishing

“Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It's not even clear if catching fish is actually the point.”

Ifs Hands Clear Fishes Consideration Fishing Poetic Aesthetic Solitary Catching Contemplative Fly Fishing Misanthropic Catching Fish

Book:Dances With Trout

Source: Dances With Trout

“In practice in 2007 I had a limit that probably would've weighed almost 30 pounds.”

Practice Limits Pounds

Author:Kevin VanDam

“The fish you release maybe a gift to another, as it may have been a gift to you.”

May Has Beens Fishes Release

Author:Lee Wulff

“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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