Angling Avoiders Pillows

Worm running away from hook.

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.'

Ice fisher.

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

"River well stocked this year."

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

Hacking through ice in order to fish

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

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

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

Man fishing with large bait

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

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

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

"Touché"

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

Fishing from the Pier

"Tell her she's dead. I don't want to talk about the relationship."

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

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

Fly fishing.

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

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

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

Slug Bait- snails love it

Kissing the Fish

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

"Careful Hank, this one still has some fight in him."

Two vending machines for fisherman: 'Live Bait' next to 'Dead as a Doornail Bait'