The two best times to fish is when it's raining and when it ain't.

- Patrick F. Mcmanus

What a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch.

- Patrick F. Mcmanus

There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm.

- Patrick F. Mcmanus

Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon.

- Patrick F. Mcmanus

Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philo…

- Patrick F. Mcmanus

I just read a book on how to get control of my time and therefore of my life. My time has always had a tendency to slip away from me and do as it ple…

- Patrick F. Mcmanus

The rule of thumb for the old backpacking was that the weight of your pack should equal the weight of yourself and the kitchen range combined. Just a…

- Patrick F. Mcmanus

Show me a man who fishes in winter, and I'll show you a fanatic. Actually, I'll get the better of the deal, because for sheer spectacle a fanatic doe…

- Patrick F. Mcmanus

He wondered what kind of blueprint beavers had for creating such a structure-or did they simply start aimlessly weaving stuff together until they had…

- Patrick F. Mcmanus