There is only one real fishing quote and it is the one that every angler should have stamped on his forehead. "Observation plus thought equals fish." Richard Walker.

 

"Observation plus thought equals fish." Richard Walker.

That is a bit too Dr Spock for me.

"Study to be quiet" Izaak Walton - that's more like it

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You wont catch a fish if your fly/bait isn't in the water.

Speaking as an occasional dapper I can assure you that one isn't true!

Andy

 

You wont catch a fish if your fly/bait isn't in the water.

 

Dapping should be banned

 

You should have been here yesterday.

 

That is also a surfing quote:thumbs:

 

My best quote is Ollie Edwards , dry fly fishing ,I am picking all the back markers off . it always stays with me in all my river fishing .

 

Another one of OE's which stayed with me was when he snagged a bit of moss/weed on his nymph and said something along the lines of "best remove that....trout don't like salad".

M

 

I rather like something John Tyzack said on one of his DVDs when fishing a small river. Something to the effect of
"Show it to them once. If they don't want it the first time, they won't want it a second time round"
It's a useful reminder as I know that I fish too slowly.

 

"Show it to them once. If they don't want it the first time, they won't want it a second time round"

I have used a similar motto since puberty to reasonable effect. :thumbs:

 

i don't care who your Dad is, you're not walking on the water where i'm fishing !!

 

Always fish your way in, rather than wading your way in.

 

'F@ck' Followed by a huge laugh. That's what keeps me at the waters edge.

 

Bill1,

As John T should know, it ain't necessarily so!

I remember watching one of the French team practising on the River Lambourn for the World Championships in 2000. He had spotted a fish in about 15" of very clear water lying static on the river bed. I told him that the fish knew he was there, was prepared to ignore him and on that account he wouldn't catch it.

He put dry flies over it for fifteen minutes until the fish just gave up and took one off the surface. It was the most remarkable example of determined fishing I have ever seen.

I'll always give a rising fish at least three goes before moving on.

 

When discussing recent fishing outings, one of our older members was heard to say "I had a surprise last night, Jimmy took me up the Holl" (A reservoir in Fife locally pronounced Hole).
It certainly gave everybody within hearing distance a good laugh.

 

Sorry, but you're exaggerating/fibbing for effect, it's known in Fife as the Hall… not the Hole.

 

Ghillie (Irish): ''Ooooh, bejeesus, that was a foine fish there, Sir, so it was...''

Toff: ''Where? Which one?''

Ghillie: ''The one that just had a look at your fly, Sir.''

 

Stupid Toffs - fall for it every tine

 

"Get off that fooking skyline and stop asking me fooking stupid questions ,oh and fook off is that way " >>>>>

:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

 

Fishing the middle Tay, frustrated rod to ghillie;

"There's no bloody fish in the this bit of the river, I'm just wasting my time, all the fish in this river are in the upstream beats!"

"Oh aye? How did they get there, ******* bus was it?"

 

It is reputed that old an ghillie expecting to share a dram from his guest's hip flask to ' wet the salmon's head ' was so so dismayed when not offered a wee dram the guest having had his fill and returning the flask to his pocket ...Retorted
'' Those that can drink on their own can fish on their own ''
and duly walked away leaving his guest somewhat bewildered !

'' See that fish Sir just like my missus - it's mouth keeps opening but nothing comes out ! ''

'' That fish knows it's onions ! ''

 

If you repeat the sentence with any scottish accent 'hall' still sounds like 'hole'

 

If you repeat the sentence with a Mel Gibsonesque Scottish accent 'hall' still sounds like 'hole'

There, fixed that for you.

The famous pike scene:
Hole! Hole! Hole!

 

Something about life and fishing and eliminating drag.

 

Bill1,

I know we're getting off track a bit here, but when fishing in the mountain rivers in Austria if I see a fish come to the fly and not take it, then there is a decision to be made. He's seen it once and didn't like it either because he spotted it was a wrong 'un, or more likely because it had moved outside his feeding zone. Whatever, I know he won't bother with that fly again so the decision is either change flies or move on. If it is a particularly good fish I change, if not I move on.

 

how many times have you been to Austria bob and what are the average size of grayling .

 

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

Henry David Thoreau

 

"Just keep pulling - they don't know it's only feathers". Attributed to Dick Shrive.

 

If it's a true Dick Shirive quote it would be "Just keep rowing - ....".

 

“Trout deserve the sanctuary of deep water.”
Lee Wulff 1980

 

Shortest and most used fishing quote, when an angler misses a fish at our fishery. - B#####d!!

 

In tackle shop this morning, "You should have been in on Saturday, I just sold a second hand #9 rod and reel with a line on for £10.00. it would have been just right for the Pike" :doh: "Too heavy for most" mg:

 

The ultimate fishing quote must be attributed to Roy Scheider as Police Chief Martin Brody " You're going to need a bigger boat "