“A collection of short stories is generally thought to be a horrendous clinker; an enforced courtesy for the elderly writer who wants to display the trophies of his youth, along with his trout flies.” WantStoriesSeaYouthRiversFishesBoatCollectionsLakesFishingShort StoryDisplayCourtesyElderlyTrophiesTrout Author:John Cheever
“The head of a Pike, served at supper, is said to have caused the death from terror of Theodoric the Goth, who imagined the fish's features to be those of Symmachus, a man he had just killed. But for this story, we of today would have no idea what Symmachus looked like.” MenSaidIdeasStoriesTodayFishesTerrorNo IdeaFeaturesSupperGothFootnotes Author:Will Cuppy
“This earth that we live on is full of stories in the same way that, for a fish, the ocean is full of ocean. Some people say when we are born we're born into stories. I say we're also born from stories.” PeopleWayStoriesEarthBornOceanFishes Author:Ben Okri
“I get all the truth I need in the newspaper every morning, and every chance I get I go fishing, or swap stories with fishermen to get the taste of it out of my mouth.” NeedsStoriesChanceMorningSeaTasteMouthsRiversFishesNewspapersBoatLakesFishingEvery MorningFisherman Author:Ed Zern
“All the charm of the angler's life would be lost but for these hours of thought and memory. All along the brook, all day on lake or river, while he takes his sport, he thinks. All the long evenings in camp, or cottage, or inn, he tells stories of his own life, hears stories of his friend's lives, and if alone calls up the magic of memory.” IfsThinkingLongStoriesWould BeLostSportsHoursMemoriesMagicSeaRiversFishesBoatEveningCharmLakesFishingCampsBrooksCottagesInnsAnglers Book:I Go A-fishing Source: I Go A-fishing
“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.” IfsDifferentStoriesSpiritWaterSeaRiversFishesSurfaceBoatLakesFishingMoose Book:Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir Source: Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir