"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...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 4, 2008 4:01 pm
3494
Sorry I've missed the last several days of quotes. Been kinda busy around our house. "The 'thump' registering through the rod translates instantly into a ...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 10, 2008 12:39 am
3495
"Trout fisherman often give away their presence to the fish by the equipment they are wearing. The yo-yo hanging on the fly fishing vest that attaches to the...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 10, 2008 2:13 pm
3496
"Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon." Patrick F McManus **************** ><((((((((º> ************** JIMMY...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 11, 2008 2:49 pm
3497
"Choose your fly fishing friends wisely. They can have an bearing on how many and the size of the trout you catch. Fly fishers who spend a lot of time fishing...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 12, 2008 5:50 pm
3498
If ya'll don't mind, I'm going to use some of my own humorous fly fishing quotes for the next week or so. Some of you have read many of them here on the three...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 13, 2008 2:03 pm
3499
I wrote this poem about the time the VFB bunch came up with the International Order of Fly Tying Fanatics. Hope you enjoy it. JIMMY D A FLY TYING FANATIC ...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 13, 2008 2:50 pm
3500
"Fly patterns are a lot like women. Some are plain. Some are flashy and some are in between. Look at your wife. She caught you, right? Tie a fly patterned...
"too" Can't spell. :-P Jimmy D. Moore wrote: "Using to long a rod on a small stream is like driving a greyhound bus down a deer trail." Jimmy D. Moore JIMMY...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 16, 2008 1:37 pm
3503
"There are "indicator plants" and there are "indicator people". When you see a cedar, you know there's alkaline, limestone-based soil around. Conversely, when...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 17, 2008 1:56 pm
3504
"I carried my normal fly fishing stuff, three rods, one each for big water, medium water and one for small streams with overgrown banks. I took my normal six...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 18, 2008 12:51 pm
3505
" I never met a fly rod that I didn't like. Now, don't get me wrong. Some fly rods don't like me, but my inability to cast them well is my fault, not theirs." ...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 19, 2008 1:14 pm
3506
Today's Quote is by my wife, Jody. She enjoys making them up as much as I do. :-P "When the going gets rough, get your fly rod and head for a stream. There's...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 21, 2008 2:17 pm
3507
"Fishing for browns requires stealth, patience, a lot of hiding behind bushes and limited wading. About the only time you'll see me hiding behind a bush is...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 25, 2008 1:03 pm
3508
"An outboard motor is a handy thing for a long trip to the fishing grounds, but what one needs for propelling a boat noislessly along the shoreline of a bass...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 26, 2008 2:10 pm
3509
"Hard-hitting flashing fellows these, bred and reared in no protected pond, but in the cold crystal mountain waters. Any angler who has matched his skill with...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 27, 2008 4:21 pm
3510
"I went straight home and tied that "little green weenie" on my the end of my line and added a tiny split shot about 18" above it. Walking out into my...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 28, 2008 4:14 pm
3511
"If all the fish in the world suddenly disappeared, I know many fly tyers who would go right on tying flies as if nothing had happened, myself included!" Jimmy...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jun 29, 2008 3:56 pm
3512
Yep ! I can relate to that Jim ... From: Jimmy D. Moore <rayado@...> To: Virtual Fly Box <vfb-mail@googlegroups.com>; Fly Fishing World...
"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
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Jun 30, 2008 4:15 pm
3514
"90 % of all fly fishermen stretch the truth about the fish they catch. The other 10 % haven't caught anything to stretch the truth about." Jimmy D. Moore ...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jul 1, 2008 2:00 pm
3515
"When the going gets rough, head for the stream. You might not catch a thing, but your psyche, body and soul will benefit from a little solitude and fresh air....
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jul 2, 2008 1:07 pm
3516
"The farther you travel to fish, the worse the fishing will be. However, it will improve immediately after you leave to return home, thus the old saying: The...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jul 3, 2008 6:54 pm
3517
"Allowing the fly to sink to the fish's level, the angler makes a retrieve. The fly comes directly at the fish, which suddenly sees its approach. As the small...
Jimmy D. Moore
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Jul 4, 2008 2:24 pm
3518
The dead drift is not all it is cracked up to be when sub survace fishing. Lots of fish taken on the swing & when mending moves the fly or should I say...
"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
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Jul 5, 2008 6:25 pm
3520
" As much as anything, the anglers will clue you in to the midge hatch. You will see them hunched over in concentration like herons. The better ones will be in...
Jimmy D. Moore
rayado@...
Jul 6, 2008 2:03 pm
3521
"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
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Jul 7, 2008 12:43 pm
3522
"If I can't comfortably cast across it, it's a river; if I can, it's a stream. If I can jump across it, it's a brook." Jimmy D Moore "Outdoor Memories" ...
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