"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles."

"A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work."

"GOD does not deduct from man's allotted span the hours and days spent in fishing."

"May I ask what they are biting on Sir?..." "Well of course... the end of my line!"

"Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job."

"May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it."

"There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind."

"The two best times to fish is when it's rainin' and when it ain't."

"If fishing is like religion, then flyfishing is high church."

"All fishermen are liars except for you and me, and to tell you the truth, I'm not sure about you"

"Early to bed, early to rise, fish all day, and make up lies."

"I've never seen a stupid fish, but I've seen more than my share of stupid people."