Casual Anglers Prints

Odd Angles, a monthly strip on coarse angling

5pm Happy Hour. 6pm discussion: what is true happiness?

Ice fisher.

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

"Hey Scout, isn't ice fishing great?"

Mr Briggs's Pleasures of Fishing - No. IX

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

'Ben has a new fishing technique - he calls it 'Fish Hawk'.'

Man sitting on bank with pulling up fishing with sign from fish attached to hook: Gone fishin'.

'Bored?'

'See, Dad. I told you these gummy worms would work.'

"Hey Frank, any plans for after church?"

"Some day, we should bait our hooks."

'Sorry'

'Doris,do you realize you are destroying a perfectly happy marriage?'

'Maybe we could hold the wedding on 'Casual Friday'.'

Statue fishing.

"That's your problem Norma. . . No ambition!"

'Is this what they call 'quality time', Dad?'

'First time spear fishing, Son?'

Fishing is fine but it's not what you'd call a spectator sport.

'Ben believes looking suave is the most important part of fly fishing.'

Irrigation or recreation?: 'You sould have been here yesterday, they were really biting.'

'I thought for sure your perfect attendance record was coming to an end today, Stillwater.'

'This babbling brook reminds me I should probably call my wife.'

"I'll be back later, dear. I'm going out to build some humility."

'He doesn't like to catch anything - He just fishes for the exercise!'

Indoor Ice Fishing.

'You haven't been practicing your casting, have you?'

Boy with stick and string, Man with really expensive equipment

'So, do you fish for sport or do you actually catch something?'

"Hey, look on the bright side, at least we're not wine coolers."

"Haven't you guys ever heard of 'casual Fridays'?"

'Let me know if you notice the water level going down.'

'The wife and I have decided to nominate our weekly drink-free days as tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.'