Quotable Quotes

“Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.”

– Norman MacLean

“The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.”

– A. Best

“The finest gift you can give to any fisherman is to put a good fish back, and who knows if the fish that you caught isn’t someone else’s gift to you?”

– Lee Wulff

“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 culture without actually landing you in an institution.”

– John Gierach

“One great thing about fly fishing is that after a while nothing exists of the world but thoughts about fly fishing.”

– Norman MacLean