Angling Enthusiast Gifts

'Nothing is biting, let's take a lunch break on that island.'

Anglers being shown a giant catch

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

'What's it this time?'

A Message from Your Fishing Buddies.

Shore fishing requires threading the needle.

"Having any luck?"

"Keep going Hank, you almost have it."

"In conditions like this, I think the hot coffee would keep us warmer being poured inside our waders."

Sad worm on hook.

'When does salmon season start?!'

I bragged about catching a fish a meter in lenght but it was the size of a sardine.

"Remember me? You caught me on the Beaverkill, opening day, 1952."

Fisherman on cell: 'You caught anything? I'm just calling to touch bass.'

...And know the satisfaction of making a successful strike.

Do not take fish by unathourized means.

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

"Oh, stop it. You are not at all obtuse." Complimentary angles make the other angles feel good about themselves.

'You lifted your head.'

'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."

Man fishing with large bait

Hacking through ice in order to fish

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

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

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

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

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?'

Reverse psychology

Couple of Pikeys.