There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
Fishing is a discipline in the equality of men--for all men are equal before fish.
Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it.
The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.
A trout is a moment of beauty known only to those who seek it.
A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.
The fishing rod is a stick with a worm at one end and a fool at the other.
The gods do not deduct from a man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing.