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“Take my friends and my home - as an outcast I'll roam: Take the money I have in the bank: It is just what I wish, but deprive me of fish, And my life would indeed be blank.”

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)

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Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated)

The Delphi Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (Illustrated) is a comprehensive compilation of the author's most famous and lesser-known stories, poems, and games. It features detailed illustrations that complement the whimsical and imaginative nature of Carroll's work, making it an appealing volume for both children and adults. more

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Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, photographer, and children's author. He is best known for his novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which is celebrated for its unique imagination, rich symbolism, and humor. more

“And yet there are many times when it does not make any difference what pattern one uses. One thing is certain. The more bedraggled the fly gets the better the trout like it. I think there is a reason for this. I think the bedraggled half worn out wet fly more closely imitates a nymph than a new one does. Most commercial flies are tied too bushy and full. A little trimming of wings and thinning out of hackles will often work wonders.”

Thinking Littles Doe Reason Use Certain Differences Half Wonder One Thing Sea Rivers Wings Patterns Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Tied Wet Worn Worn Out Trout Nymphs Trimming

Author:Ray Bergman

“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

“The matter of flies, lines and other equipment of the right sort is not absolutely necessary in the rising of fish but they are very important in that they make it easier to do the things which bring success and in some cases are essential to success.”

Important Matter Lines Cases Sea Easier Essentials Rivers Fishes Boat Rising Lakes Fishing Equipment

Book:Trout: Fly Plates in Full Color Painted by Edgar Burke; Photographs of Fly Tying by Charles S. Krug; Also Many Diagrams in Line by Ivin Sickles

Source: Trout: Fly Plates in Full Color Painted by Edgar Burke; Photographs of Fly Tying by Charles S. Krug; Also Many Diagrams in Line by Ivin Sickles

“Fly fishing or any other sport fishing, is an end in itself and not a game or competition among fishermen. . . .”

Ends Games Sports Sea Rivers Competition Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Fisherman Fly Fishing

Author:Ed Zern

“And if ye angler take fysshe; surely thenne is there noo man merier than he is in his spyryte.”

Ifs Men Sea Rivers Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Anglers

Author:Juliana Berners

“Fishing is not like billiards, in which it is possible to attain a disgusting perfection.”

Sea Rivers Perfection Fishes Boat Lakes Fishing Disgusting Billiards

Author:Arthur Ransome

“Stalking along from log to log, or plunging their long legs in the oozy swamp, two large herons paid no attention to my presence, but occupied themselves with their own fishing arrangements, as if their wilderness were their own.”