Best 26 quotes in «fly fishing quotes» category

If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is the high church.

There's more B.S. in fly fishing than there is in a Kansas feedlot.

One great thing about fly fishing is that after a while nothing exists of the world but thoughts about fly fishing

I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself.

Fishing encourages escapism.

Choosing to become a fly-fisher, or at least committing to being a fly-only angler, makes me feel like I’m washing away the grime from my fishing tackle to reveal the beauty of what lies beneath.

Fishing unlocks the primeval hunting gene.

Fly-fishing encourages us to dream – of rose-tinted sunsets and lazy spring days when swallows swoop and the hedgerows are blossomed in brilliant white.

Fly-fishing in England has a sense of homeliness to it.

Fly-fishing is the sport of the thinkers and the dreamers, Gunner said. It is the contemplative man's recreation. If that was so, I thought Jesus a likely candidate for fly-fishing...

And this, my friends, is how love f*cks up your life.

Angling is like the lover who generously and passionately gave us our first kiss, who stole our heart and set the unforgettable benchmark for all who followed.

Finally, Gunner spoke, his voice so fluid and moving, it could have come from the river itself. "I once hear a poem about angling. It say when you send out your line, it is like you cast out your troubles to let the current carry them away. I keep casting.

Fishing enables us to get closer to nature.

Fly-fishing is the simplest, purest, most skilful and pleasurable way to catch a fish.

Fly-fishing is an act of hope that leads to a net full of fish and a head full of dreams.

It was afternoon as we made our way down to the river, accompanied by a running commentary by Early about whether or not the Lord had actually been fly-fishing. Jesus did have lots of friends who were fishermen, said Early. Maybe after Peter fell into the Sea of Galilee, he decided to give up deep-sea fishing and take up fly-fishing in the river Jordan. Jesus and Peter were friends, so they have gone together. And besides, Jesus wouldn't have even needed waders, because he could walk on water...

I am free, so I will go forth and fish – as a man alive.

I was just wondering how long we were going to pretend like we annoyed each other before we started sleeping together.

My wife warned me that if ever I bought another fishing rod she would feed it into a garden shredder or, worse, feed in something else that “wouldn’t splinter”.

People fish because they are searching for something. Often it is not for a fish.

Teach a man to fish and you’ve fed him for a lifetime. Unless, of course, he doesn’t like sushi – then you’ll have to buy him a Kelly Kettle, hobo stove, wok or frying pan as well.

She felt the pain--an unspeakable pain--welling up from some unfamililiar place in her gut.

Stocked trout are as wild as a Chihuahua sitting in a pink velvet handbag.

Enjoy thy stream, O harmless fish; And when an angler for his dish, Through gluttony's vile sin, Attempts, the wretch, to pull thee out, God give thee strength, O gentle trout, To pull the rascal in!

With a fly rod, anglers are not casting to a fish; rather to a circle of dreams: ripples that spread into every aspect of their lives.