" Fish are, of course, indispensable to the angler. They give him an
excuse for fishing and justify the fly rod without which he would be a mere
vagrant. But the average fisherman's average catch doesn't even begin to
justify, as fish, its cost in work, time, and money. The true worth
of fishing, as the experienced, sophisticated angler comes to realize, lies
in the memorable contacts with people and other living creatures, scenes
and places, and living waters great and small which it provides. "
Sparse Grey Hackle
(Alfred Waterbury Miller)
P.S. Hope I'm not wearing anyone out with Sparse's Quotes. This new, to me, book that I have is a compilation of his stories, letters to other fishermen and friends. It is a plethora of fly fishing QUOTES by one of fly fishing's most famous writers. Sparse was a fisherman who wrote about fishing, not a writer who wrote about fishing. There is a difference!
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Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.)
To view the RENEGADE Swap flies, please click on the first URL below:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/renegadeswap/
Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", ©
http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html
Humorist, half-assed poet, and sometimes red-neck Texan.
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"Being able to read trout streams is just as valuable to a fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to an NFL Quarterback."
Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004]
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