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Great quote Jimmy. It appears the concept of
matching the hatch has been around for quite a few years.
Regards
Mel
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Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 5:38
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Subject: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY
"Mark well the
various seasons of the year, How the succeeding insect race appear, In their
revolving moon one color reigns, Which in the next the fickle trout disdains;
Oft have I seen a skilful angler try The various colors of the treach'rous
fly; When he with fruitless pain hath skimmed the brook, And the coy fish
rejects the skipping hook. He shakes the boughs that on the margin grow, Which
o'er the stream a weaving forest throw; When if an insect fall (his certain
guide) He gently takes him from the whirling tide; Examines well his form with
curious eyes, His gaudy vest, his wings, his horns, his size. Then round his
hook the chosen fur he winds, And on the back a speckled feather binds; So
just the colors shine through every part, That nature seems to live again in
art."
John Gay, in Rural Sports 1720
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Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G Contributor, GRTU Past VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor writer, humorist and half-assed Texan.
Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", �
http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html
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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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