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John Gierach Quotes

If people don’t occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you’re doing something wrong Picture Quote #1

Successful trout fishing isn’t a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration Picture Quote #1

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 disappointed Picture Quote #1

Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It’s not even clear if catching fish is actually the point Picture Quote #1

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, and eat them raw. But, so as not to violate another essential element of the fly-fishing tradition, the rocks would have to be quarried in England and cost $300 each Picture Quote #1

Successful trout fishing isn’t a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration Picture Quote #1

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Okay, I’m in the tampon aisle, but I don’t see it Picture Quote #1

The things fishermen know about trout aren’t facts but articles of faith Picture Quote #1

Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip Picture Quote #1

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 disappointed Picture Quote #1

Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments Picture Quote #1

I don’t really know how to tie a fly until I’ve tied a hundred dozen of them Picture Quote #1

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Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think Picture Quote #1

Lawyers are like nuclear weapons. By all rights they shouldn’t exist, but if some people have them, then you’d better have one, too, just in case Picture Quote #1

I necessarily fear change except that it’s so seldom for the better. It’s just that I can live with any number of things going straight to hell as long as these streams continue to hold up. If this amounts to living in a fool’s paradise, don’t waste your time trying to explain that to the fool Picture Quote #1

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 grand scheme of things, and suddenly they’re just not such a big deal anymore Picture Quote #1

If people don’t occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you’re doing something wrong Picture Quote #1

Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature Picture Quote #1

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Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 remember what they learned from them Picture Quote #1

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If people don’t occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you’re doing something wrong. (John Gierach Quotes) Successful trout fishing isn’t a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration. (John Gierach Quotes) 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 disappointed. (John Gierach Quotes) Fly-fishing is solitary, contemplative, misanthropic, scientific in some hands, poetic in others, and laced with conflicting aesthetic considerations. It’s not even clear if catching fish is actually the point (John Gierach Quotes) 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, and eat them raw. But, so as not to violate another essential element of the fly-fishing tradition, the rocks would have to be quarried in England and cost $300 each (John Gierach Quotes) Successful trout fishing isn’t a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration (John Gierach Quotes) Okay, I’m in the tampon aisle, but I don’t see it (John Gierach Quotes) The things fishermen know about trout aren’t facts but articles of faith (John Gierach Quotes) Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip (John Gierach Quotes) 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 disappointed (John Gierach Quotes) Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments (John Gierach Quotes) I don’t really know how to tie a fly until I’ve tied a hundred dozen of them (John Gierach Quotes) Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think (John Gierach Quotes) Lawyers are like nuclear weapons. By all rights they shouldn’t exist, but if some people have them, then you’d better have one, too, just in case (John Gierach Quotes) I necessarily fear change except that it’s so seldom for the better. It’s just that I can live with any number of things going straight to hell as long as these streams continue to hold up. If this amounts to living in a fool’s paradise, don’t waste your time trying to explain that to the fool (John Gierach Quotes) 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 grand scheme of things, and suddenly they’re just not such a big deal anymore (John Gierach Quotes) If people don’t occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you’re doing something wrong (John Gierach Quotes) 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 Quotes) Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly (John Gierach Quotes) 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 (John Gierach Quotes) 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 remember what they learned from them (John Gierach Quotes)