“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.” – Henry David Thoreau
“Most of the world is covered by water. A fisherman’s job is simple: pick out of the best parts.” – Charles Waterman
“Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it.” – Harry Middleton
“Some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God.” – Tony Blake
“The best time to go fishing is when you can get away.” – Robert Traver
“Life is like a game, but fishing is serious.” – Author Unknown
“Those who fish get to know and understand a river in a way few others can.” – W.D. Wetherell
“The fish is not so much your quarry as your partner.”- Arnold Gingrich
“Fishing is fundamentally a game of chance, and at heart we are all gamblers.”- Dorothy Noyes Arms
“He who wants to catch fish must not mind getting wet.”- Spanish Proverb
“Sharing the fun of fishing turns strangers into friends in a few hours.”- Eugenie Clark
“The two best times to fish is when it’s raining and when it ain’t.”- Patrick F. McManus
“There is only one reason in the world to go fishing: to enjoy yourself.” – Leigh Perkins
“The fishing is good in troubled waters.” – German Proverb
“A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at the office!” – Author Unknown.
“I spent most of my money on fishing. The rest I wasted,” Author Unknown
“If fishing is interfering with your business, give up your business,” Sparse Grey Hackle.
“If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago,” Zane Grey.
“Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job,” Paul Schullery
“Be patient and calm – for no one can catch fish in anger,” Herbert Hoover
“The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad,” A.K. Best
“I’ve gone fishing thousands of times in my life, and I have never once felt unlucky or poorly paid for those hours on the water.” – William Tapply
“Somebody just back of you while you are fishing is as bad as someone looking over your shoulder while you write a letter to your girl.” – Ernest Hemingway
“The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of something that is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hop.” – John Bucha
“I do fish. I think there is a connection between thinking and fishing mostly because you spend a lot of time up to your waist in water without a whole lot to keep your mind busy.“ – Anthony Doerr
“Having a fishing rod in your hand is merely an excuse to explore out-of-sight depths and reveal mysteries that previously only existed in dreams.” – Fennel Hudson
“The best time to go fishing is when you can.” – Ed Zern
“Good friends are like fish. You need to have patience to catch a good one.” – Achirman Roy
“I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself.” – Joseph Monniger
“If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” – Doug Larson
“I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don’t know what’s on the other end. Your imagination is under there.” – Robert Altman
“The great charm of fly-fishing is that we are always learning.” – Theodore Gordon
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.” – George Carlin
“Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.” – Don Marquis
“Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.” – Dave Barry
“There are two types of fisherman – those who fish for sport and those who fish for fish.” – Unknown Author
“This planet is covered with sordid men who demand that he who spends time fishing shall show returns in fish.” – Leonidas Hubbard, Jr.
“By the time I had turned thirty, I’d realized two important things. One, I had to fish. Two, I had to work for a living.” Mallory Burton.
“Fishing books should ooze from a riverbank, not rocket out of publisher’s offices in big cities.” – Neil Patterson
“If fishing is a religion, fly fishing is high church.” Tom Brokaw
“Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. It gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. A form of meditation, some form of communion with levels of yourself that are deeper than the ordinary self” – Ted Hughes
“Fishing is a great relief for me. When I’m out there’s no cell phone ringing. I’m out there fishing with bears. I’m in the middle of God’s country catching tons of fish. I just absolutely love it.” – Rich Barry
“There are always new places to go fishing. For any fisherman, there’s always a new place, always a new horizon.” – Jack Nicklaus
“The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions of hope.” – John Buchan.
“Catching fish is low on my agenda when I go fishing. I’m much more interested in savoring the day and exploring the wildlife of the river.” – Fennel Hudson
“Fishing is much less about the fishing, and much more about the time alone with your kid, away from the hustle and bustle of the everyday.” – Dan Pearce
“I like to fish. Fishing is always a way of relaxing.” – Tom Felton
“I like fishing as much when I don’t catch anything as when I do.” – Matt Lauer
“Fishing provides that connection with the whole living world. ” – Ted Hughes
“Fishing gives you the opportunity of being totally immersed, turning back into yourself in a good way. ” – Ted Hughes
