"Another basic principle of presentation and retrieve is the angle of the rod. It is recommended for some nymph fishing that the rod be held fairly high,with...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 2, 2008 12:54 pm
3465
"If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on the head with rocks, and eat...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 3, 2008 1:01 pm
3466
"My Biggest worry is that when I'm dead and gone, my wife will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it." Koos Brandt **************** ><((((((((º>...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 4, 2008 2:13 pm
3467
"Handling a big trout in swift water is akin to flying a kite on a blustery day. The more line you let out, the more trouble you're going to have getting it...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 5, 2008 2:38 pm
3468
"The 'thump' registering through the rod translates instantly into a pounding heart for the angler who knows he's tied into a big spring smallmouth. For the...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 6, 2008 1:30 pm
3469
"Last Sunday I fished up a certain river most of the day and through my supernal skill and encyclopedic knowledge of angling was able to take a dozen brook...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 7, 2008 3:26 pm
3470
"Saltwater fishing is only for the strong man with a hard stomach. It's like sex after lunch." Charles Ritz **************** ><((((((((º> ************** ...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 8, 2008 12:43 pm
3471
"A toast : One final cast for luck, and the rally last throw in honour of a fair lady. If they don't rise to that, then they are no gentlemen!" Hendrik...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 9, 2008 2:13 pm
3472
"...this planet is covered with sordid men who demand that he who spends time fishing shall show returns in fish." Leonidas Hubbard, Jr ****************...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 10, 2008 1:12 pm
3473
"Fly fishing is like sex, everyone thinks there is more than there is, and that everyone is getting more than their share." Henry Kanemoto ****************...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 11, 2008 3:16 pm
3474
"If - The fisherman's conjunction," Jud said aloud and smiled a bit. "The fishing will be good tomorrow, if the wind doesn't blow, if the mayflies come out, if...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 13, 2008 2:29 pm
3475
"But when I saw the cursive grace of Guido Rahr's fly line writing prayers I couldn't read to the river gods of Outer Mongolia, I knew my name was written...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 14, 2008 4:08 pm
3476
"Izaak Walton wrote in 1653: 'He that hopes to be a good angler must not only bring an inquiring, searching, observing wit; but he must also bring a large...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 15, 2008 4:43 pm
3477
" A standard saying among fly fishermen is that trout spend anywhere from 80 to 90 percent of their time feeding below the water's surface on the immature...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 17, 2008 1:40 pm
3478
"Like the finest umbilicus, casting your line into water joins you to it. the currents speaks to your bones in iced tongues. The loam perfume of conifer rot...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 18, 2008 2:03 pm
3479
"I get all the truth I need in the newspaper every morning, and every chance I get I go fishing, or swap stories with fishermen to get the taste of it out of...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 19, 2008 12:22 pm
3480
"Some men would rather be photographed with their fish than with their wives." Gwen Cooper and Evelyn Haas **************** ><((((((((º> ************** ...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 20, 2008 1:20 pm
3481
" When it comes to cults, fly fishing isn't much different than most. Simply put, this means that enough is never enough. With luck you can reach a pleasant...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 21, 2008 1:39 pm
3482
"There are more fish taken out of a stream than ever were in it." Oliver Herford **************** ><((((((((º> ************** JIMMY D. MOORE...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 22, 2008 1:49 pm
3483
"Of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy." William Sherwood Fox **************** ><((((((((º> ************** JIMMY D. MOORE...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 23, 2008 10:50 pm
3484
"If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on the head with rocks, and eat...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 24, 2008 1:11 pm
3485
"The nights are often spent at the tying bench, the house warmed from the heat of a roaring fire, with welcome thoughts of fishing to come. Soon the seasons...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 25, 2008 5:26 pm
3486
" When a deer hunter gets his first deer, his buddies cut his shirt tail cut off. When a black marlin hunter gets his first black marlin , his buddies throw...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 26, 2008 1:35 pm
3487
"We may say of angling as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, 'Doubltless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did.' And so, if I might be...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 27, 2008 1:51 pm
3488
Selling my Drift Boat. See link below for all details and price. http://austin.craigslist.org/boa/696757290.html. Bill...
Probably a recent repeat, but this quote pretty well sums it up for me. "I carry fewer flies each year, and less gear. Each year I watch a little more, fish a...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 28, 2008 2:54 pm
3491
"Had all the writers who go trout fishing devoted themselves to jotting down notes about why the big fish did not gobble the grasshopper, we would have lost...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 29, 2008 12:33 pm
3492
"Recent studies performed at Florida State University identified a clear relationship between strike speed and fish size in several species of freshwater fish,...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
May 30, 2008 1:21 pm
3493
"There don't have to be a thousand fish in the river. Let me locate a single good one and I'll get a thousand dreams out of him before I catch him. And if I...
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