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Five more quotes about fishing and fishy things, bringing the total to 990, and it is getting real close to the somehow magic number of 1000.
The new quotes are numbers 986 – 990.

Two from the new:

“Hell, you can arrive in the wilderness these days and there is a TV blaring – there’s a diesel generator in camp. What happened to hot cakes over an open fire, and the satisfaction of catching trout that you paid for with the aching muscles of a five hour hike over rough country?”
Clive Gammon – I Know a Good Place (Num 990)

“What happened..?” I know what happened – nearly 66 birthdays and one titanium hip from too many hikes over rough country – but would not have missed one step for the world!

“When I grow up I want to be a little boy.” – Joseph Heller (Num 987)

Yes, I know it is not strictly about fishing – but it should be! It should be the way we ‘grown-up’ fishermen approach each fishing trip. The sheer wonder and excitement of approaching water and fish. Not covered in enough gear to fit-out a cross-continent exploration mission, and certainly not a brooding, menacing fanaticism to catching numbers and size. Don’t grow up – grow back.

Just up-loaded 5 new fishy quotes and sayings for your edification and education. Numbers 981 – 985.

My pick from today’s offering:

“Fly fishing is a fluid art in more ways than one. There is little room  for dogmatism in our sport, and if one believes there is, a trout will soon change his mind. It is the curious and inventive angler who, by questioning often long held beliefs, makes us examine our sometimes fixed views.”

- Norman Marsh – ‘Trout Stream Insects of new Zealand, How to Imitate and Use Them’

Five new  quotations, sayings and aphorisms on fishing, fish, fishermen, boats, tackle, lakes, rivers and sea– numbers 976 to 980.

My pick:

“Choose your fly fishing friends wisely. They can have an effect on how many and the size of the trout you catch. Fly fishers who spend a lot of time fishing together will unconsciously adopt some of the other’s mannerisms, choice of flies and casting techniques over time. Surrounding yourself with great fly fishers who catch a lot of trout will help you catch more and larger trout. However, does that mean that while you as the poorer angler improve your fishing prowess, the better angler’s fishing prowess deteriorates? It could be that as your fishing improves and your friend’s deteriorates, he reaches a point where his fishing begins to improve by watching you the better angler. If that is the case, somewhere along the line, both of you will become great anglers.” – Jimmy D Moore

Could not agree more with this quote; (actually it is as true in life in general as it is in fishing – but I digress). I have been lucky enough to fish alongside some truly great fishermen in fresh and saltwater, and learnt so much each time I could not help but become a better fisherman, try as I might to do not otherwise:)

Five new quotations, sayings and aphorisms on fishing, fish, fishermen, boats, tackle, lakes, rivers and sea – Numbers 971- 975

I had absolutely no idea when I started collecting and publishing fishy quotes and sayings that I would be closing in on 1000 – but that somewhat magical number is getting very close now.

Two picks tonight, from the pen of Big Norm; (Norman MacLean – A river Runs through It.)

“Many of us probably would be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become perfect.”

and,

“He told us about Christ’s disciples being fishermen, and we were left to assume…that all great fishermen on the Sea of Galilee were fly fisherman and that John, the favorite, was a dry-fly fisherman.”

For your particularly pleasurable perusal I present another parcel of pithy penmanship – 5 new fishing quotes, sayings and aphorisms – numbers 966 – 970.

Two picks:

“You can’t stand in a river and make casts, and spot fish, and decide which hook to throw, and deal with the wind – and look over your shoulder for bears once in a while – and think about anything else. You can’t think about business.”
- Chuck Jeannes,  CEO of Canada’s Goldcorp

“Put backing on your line; even if you never use it. It helps you dream.”
- Jimmy D Moore

OK, I tried to resist doing the New Zealand fly-fishing advertisement – but I would not dream of of fishing without at least 100 metres of backing to my fly-line!