[VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY

[Jimmy D. Moore]

" Final Words.  An old man in his final breaths called in his family and said " I must apologize to you all.  I suppose I haven't been the perfect father and husband.  I shamefully admit that I spent as much of my life as I could in the woods and on the streams.  I was rarely at home during the fishing seasons and I'll admit that I spent too much time at the fly shop, and too much money on rods and lines and reels."  He paused here to rest for a minute, then continued. "I've been a terrible father and I hope you all forgive me."  Then he paused again and looked each one of his family.  Then he closed his eyes and smiled and said in a half whisper to himself, " and on the other hand . . . I have caught a helluva lot of trout! "

Anonymous

 
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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, half-assed Texan and collector of classic bamboo fly rods and classic golf clubs

Author - "MOON HOLLER MISFITS Fishing & Hunting Club", © 

JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Website: 
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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