Maybe your stature as a fly fisherman isn't determined by how big a trout you can catch, but … - John Gierach

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The artist beholds in nature more than she herself Nature is conscious of.

John Gierach

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.

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Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised anglers to 'fish fine and far off,' but no one has ever improved on that statement.

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Successful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration.

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I like to do every operation the same way on each fly. In the course of tying a batch of flies, I might get an idea on how to do something differently, but try to save it to try out later rather than break my comfortable rhythm. I don't worry about forgetting it. In my experience good ideas stay with you, while bad ones go back to where they came from, and good riddance.

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Luckily, though, there are still a few guys around who will look you straight in the eye and say, eloquently and to the point, ‘It’s been too goddamned hot for too long and the river has gone off. ’

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The things fishermen know about trout aren't facts but articles of faith.

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