Quote by Izaak Walton
We may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, Doubtl

We may say of angling, as Dr. Boteler said of strawberries, Doubtless God could have made a better berry, but doubtless God never did; and so, if I might be judge, God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling. – Izaak Walton

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Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art. – Izaak Walton

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Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes. – Don Marquis

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The perch swallows the grub-worm, the pickerel swallows the perch, and the fisherman swallows the pickerel; and so all the chinks in the scale of being are filled. – Henry David Thoreau

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Caution is a most valuable asset in fishing, especially if you are the fish. – Source Unknown

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All you need to be a fisherman is patience and a worm. – Herb Shriner

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