Fishing is a metaphor for life. If you can’t enjoy the fight, why hook the fish?” – John Gierach (American fly fishing author and fly tier)
· “I fish not because I wish to kill, but because fishing helps me to live. I fish to learn the habits of trout, to cast flies with precision, and occasionally to contend with a worthy adversary.” – Theodore Gordon (American angler and conservationist, credited as the father of American fly fishing)
· “There is more to fly-fishing than catching fish.” – Harvey MacKay (Scottish fly fisherman and author)
· “The rhythm of a river is the heartbeat of the earth.” – Joan Wulff (American fly fisherwoman, author, and fly-fishing instructor)
· “Fly-fishing is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual reminder that life is not only the journey to the grave with the best possible arrangements for the way.” – Norman Maclean (American author, best known for his novella “A River Runs Through It”)
· “A good day of fly fishing is more than catching fish. It’s about a connection with the river, the land, and the rhythm of nature.” – Dave Whitlock (American fly-fishing author and fly tier)
· “Fly-fishing does not lend itself to heroic deeds, but to a quiet satisfaction in skilfully linking oneself with the river and the fish.” – Christopher Howell (British fly fishing author and journalist)
· “The essence of fly fishing is not catching fish. It is about experiencing the beauty and wonder of the natural world.” – Zinny Knott (British fly fishing guide and instructor)
· “If you are lucky enough to live by a river when you are young, you carry the smell of it with you wherever you go for the rest of your life.” – Ernest Hemingway (American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist)
· “Fly fishing is the most fun you can have standing up in cold water, unless you’re standing up in cold water fighting a fish.” – Poul Jorgensen (Danish fly-fishing author and instructor)
· “A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.” – Jim Watkins (American fly fishing author and conservationist)
· “The time spent wading a cool stream with a fly rod in hand is never wasted, even if no fish are caught.” – Gladys Taber (American author and fly fisherwoman)
· “Rivers are veins of the land, carrying life and stories downstream.” – Robert Redford (American actor, director, producer, and environmental activist)
· “There is a virtue in letting the river show you the way. You cannot see it all at once.” – A.J. McCarthy (American fly fishing author)
· “Fly-fishing isn’t just about catching fish. It’s about the cast, the drift, the connection with the water, and the respect for the life that thrives beneath the surface.” – Unknown (but a sentiment often expressed by fly fishers)