The fisherman has a harmless, preoccupied look; he is a kind of vagrant, that nothing fears. He blends himself with the trees and the shadows. All his approaches are gentle and indirect. He times himself to the meandering, soliloquizing stream; he addresses himself to it as a lover to his mistress; he woos it and stays with it till he knows its hidden secrets. Where it deepens his purpose deepens; where it is shallow he is indifferent. He knows how to interpret its every glance and dimple; its beauty haunts him for days.
John Burroughs, 1886
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======================================================== Jimmy D. Moore - Retired Scout Executive, BSA, Moderator Fly Fishing World Email List,Member VFB, HCFF, GRTU, FFF, NAFC - Life Member. Contributor - Texas Fish & Game Magazine. Outdoor Humor Writer. Author of "MOON HOLLER MISFITS" Click URL for info. http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html VFB member pics: Found in VFB Scrapbook-Click below. <http://www.virtualflybox.com/scrapbook/index.php> "Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to a Quarterback." ========================================================
