It is easy to tell tourists from tarpon. Tarpon have a narrow, bony plate inside the mouth of their lower jaw. Tourists have both upper and lower pla…

- Ed Zern

I get all the truth I need in the newspaper every morning, and every chance I get I go fishing, or swap stories with fishermen to get the taste of it…

- Ed Zern

Fly fishermen are born honest, but they get over it.

- Ed Zern

Contrary to common belief, it is not true that if you cut a worm-fisherman in half, each half will grow into a complete fisherman. For which we shoul…

- Ed Zern

Fly fishing or any other sport fishing, is an end in itself and not a game or competition among fishermen. . . .

- Ed Zern

The truth is, fish have very little sex life. If you have ever tried to make love under water, you will know why.

- Ed Zern

Most fishing rods work better if you grasp them at the thick end. If you grasp a fisherman at the thick end, you may get a thumb bit off.

- Ed Zern

... it takes several years of serious fishing before a man learns enough to go through a whole season with an unblemished record of physical and spir…

- Ed Zern

I don't mind my hand shaking so much; it improves my S cast.

- Ed Zern