Top 25 Quotes by John Gierach of 33 - Page 2

I like to do every operation the same way on each fly. In the course of tying a batch of flies, I might get an idea on how to do something differently, but try to save it to try out later rather than break my

I like to do every operation the same way on each fly. In the course of tying a batch of flies, I might get an idea on how to do something differently, but try to save it to try out later rather than break my comfortable rhythm. I don't worry about forgetting it. In my experience good ideas stay with you, while bad ones go back to where they came from, and good riddance.

John Gierach

Lakes, Sea, Fishing

Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature.

John Gierach

Life, Ideas, Big Fish

John Gierach (2001). “Death, Taxes, and Leaky Waders: A John Gierach Fly-Fishing Treasury”, p.130, Simon and Schuster

The things fishermen know about trout aren't facts but articles of faith.

John Gierach

Lakes, Sea, Fishing

John Gierach (2013). “Trout Bum”, p.13, Graphic Arts Books

We do have to think seriously about conservation now, although it is chilling to realize there are catch-and-release fishermen alive today who don't know how to clean and fry a fish.

John Gierach

Thinking, Lakes, Sea

John Gierach (2012). “No Shortage of Good Days”, p.181, Simon and Schuster

Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised anglers to 'fish fine and far off,' but no one has ever improved on that statement.

John Gierach

Lakes, Sea, Fishing