34 Quotes About Fly-fishing

…the things we desire or need may kill us. This can be another reason to take a fly rod in hand and enjoy the environment in and around a stream, and for brief periods of time leave behind all the things you cannot change.

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

There is considerable difference between experience and expertise.

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

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

Fishing enables us to get closer to nature.

…if catching fish is your only objective, you are either new to the game or too narrowly focused on measurable results.

Granddad always said the best things about fishing were beyond the senses. He said the mountains, rivers and fish were the center of why you were there, but not the heart, that the heart was in those pure moments in and around the fishing, or rather what was on the other side of those moments that can only be felt, not told because words were not up to the job. That’s what hooked your soul.

Finally, our arms simply became too tired to fish any longer, but all good things eventually come to an end, and quitting because of exhausted arms is not a bad way to end a day of trout fishing.