I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably doesn't.
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably … - John Gierach
I used to like fishing because I thought it had some larger significance. Now I like fishing because it's the one thing I can think of that probably …
- John Gierach
The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to reme… - John Gierach
The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to reme…
Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations… - John Gierach
Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations…
They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the… - John Gierach
They say you forget your troubles on a trout stream, but that's not quite it. What happens is that you begin to see where your troubles fit into the…
Maybe your stature as a fly fisherman isn't determined by how big a trout you can catch, but by how small a trout you can catch without being disappo… - John Gierach
Maybe your stature as a fly fisherman isn't determined by how big a trout you can catch, but by how small a trout you can catch without being disappo…
The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be. - John Gierach
The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.
If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on the head with rocks, an… - John Gierach
If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on the head with rocks, an…
If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong. - John Gierach
If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.
I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream cultu… - John Gierach
I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream cultu…
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