Angling Addict Mugs

Fishing Terms: Miller's Thumb

The Games Man: Fishing is his sole form of exercise - but he considers it bad form to move more than his wrist when casting.

Local Knowledge

'You lifted your head.'

'Yessir, Ben us fly fisherman answer to a higher calling.'

'I really don't think mouth-to-mouth wroks on fish, Ben.'

He is familiar with the silent swoop of the evening bat.

Ice fisher.

'Hey! Hey! You need a trout stamp! Where's your trout stamp?!'

"River well stocked this year."

"My blood pressure stays fine, Doctor, as long as nothing comes between me and my fishing."

He can lean back in contentment on cowslip banks and let everything wash over him.

Fisherman Evolution: They have evolved over the years with three distinct species...the largest of these is the coarse fisherman.

He can identify a fly taken by a trout at fifty yards range.

Man fishing with large bait

'Is this river good for fish?' - 'Yes, so good the refuse to leave it.'

Hacking through ice in order to fish

Kid to fellow fisherman: 'Why do they stink like fish when they've been bathing this whole time?'

Reverse psychology

'I can't figure out why I keep getting wind knots.'

Couple of Pikeys.

Fishing from the Pier

"Touché"

Man falls in water Title: 'Willis was always an overachiever.'

Fish swimming by fishermen's feet - 'This looks like a safe place.'

Man to other about fish on wall: Heh - I use that size fish for bait!'

'Check out the old dude.'

'Wow, how did you catch something smaller than the bait you were using?'

Fly fishing.

'Don't bite. They're trolling again.'

The Games Man: He spends many hours studying minute aquatic flies...which his trout very rarely eat.

"I'll have to put you on hold. I have a bite on the other line."

Kissing the Fish

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

'I'll never let my love of fishing come between us.'