Angling Artist Mugs

Fishermen with no catches are told that there were lots of fish caught a few days earlier

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.'

Fly Fishing

'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."

Hacking through ice in order to fish

"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.

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

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

Man fishing with large bait

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

Reverse psychology

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

Couple of Pikeys.

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

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

Fishing from the Pier

"Touché"

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

'Check out the old dude.'

Fly fishing.

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

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

"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.'