"Fishing
is much more than fish. It is the great occasion
when we may return to the fine simplicity of our
forefathers". Herbert Hoover
"All Americans believe that they are
born fishermen. For a man to admit a distaste for
fishing would be like denouncing mother-love or
hating moonlight." John Steinbeck
"Whether I caught fish or not, just
the thrill of rolling out that line and watching my
fly turn over has been good enough for me. That and
the hundreds of treasured memories I have of this
wonderful sport." Curt Gowdy
"Often
I have been exhausted on trout streams,
uncomfortable, wet, cold, briar scarred, sunburned,
mosquito bitten, but never, with a fly rod in my
hand have I been less than in a place that was less
than beautiful." Charles Kuralt
"More than half the intense enjoyment
of fly-fishing is derived from the beautiful
surroundings, the satisfaction felt from being in
the open air, the new lease of life secured thereby,
and the many, many pleasant recollections of all one
has seen, heard and done." - Charles F.
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