No this is by Robert Traver, the Michigan Judge, real name is Voelker , not sure of spelling. He wrote Trout Madness and few others
May your leaders sink, your felts hold, and your flies float high. John Dwyer "A Flyfisherman and a Flytyer" Victor NY "Western gateway to the FingerLakes" -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jimmy D. Moore Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 10:33 AM To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [VFB] QUOTE FOR THE DAY I FISH " because I like to. " because I love the environs where trout are found, which are invariably beautiful; and hid from environs where crowds of people are found, which are invariably ugly. " because of all the television commercials, cocktail parties and assorted social posturing I thus escape. " because in a world where most men seem to spend their lives doing things they hate, my fishing is at once an endless source of delight and an act of small rebellion. " because trout do not lie or cheat or cannot be bought or bribed or impressed by power, but respond only to quietism and humility and endless patience. " because I suspect that men are going along this way for the last time, and I, for one, do not want to waste the trip. " because mercifully, there are no telephones on trout waters. " because only in the woods can I find solitude without loneliness. " because bourbon out of an old tin cup always tastes better out there. " because maybe one day I will catch a mermaid. " And finally, I fish not because I regard fishing as being terribly important, but because I suspect that so many of the other concerns of men are equally unimportant, and not nearly so much fun. I think this is BY Ray Bergman or Roderick Haig-Browne -- ******************************************************************* 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", C JIMMY D's Fly Fishing Website: http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html ******************************************************************** "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 - C [2004] *******************************************************************
