Quotes from John D. Voelker

There is a lot of amiable fantasy written about trout fishing, but the truth is that few men know much if anything about the habits of trout and little more about the manner of taking them.

Fly-fishing for wild trout on quiet waters must be one of the toughest and craziest ways to catch fish ever invented by man, as well as among the most frustrating and humiliating.

To paraphrase a deceased patriot, I regret that I have only one life to give to my fly-fishing.

I look at trees, hunt mushrooms, and watch animals. Fishing is what gets me out into the woods so I can notice these things.

The best time to go fishing is when you can get away.

Most fishermen swiftly learn that it's a pretty good rule never to show a favorite spot to any fisherman you wouldn't trust with your wife.

Spinning yarns is a protection against the nuttiness... the greed, the hate all around us.

There is no subsititue for fishing sense, and if a man doesn't have it, verily, he may cast like an angel and still use his creel largely to transport sandwiches and beer

I'm a fisherman who likes to observe and tell yarns, and so I told stories about things that I knew about.

A writer judging his own work is like deceived husband - he is frequently the last person to appreciate the true state of affairs.

The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas.

I listened to a lot of stories when I was a kid. My mother told me stories, and I loved them.