Fish Whisperers Pillows

'We tried artificial flies. We tried lures. We tried live bait. Nothing works...'

That's no largemouth bass, son - You caught yourself a rare blabbermouth bass. I'm nothin'! A nobody! Throw me back and I'll show you where the really big fish are!

Very hungery fish jumping out of bowl to get food.

"I'm thinking of taking up lip reading."

'It must be a milkfish.'

'Dad, there's a whaler under my bed!'

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

'Fully house trained, is it?'

'When last did you feed that goldfish?'

'The fish are so eager here, they cut the hole in the ice!'

"You're not going to eat me are you? Have you never heard of mad worm disease?"

"Can you measure this one and see if it's a keeper, Dad?"

"It's obviously fake and it looks ridiculous ... still... I find it weirdly attractive."

"I thought he was a Puffer Fish."

'Boy, the fish are really biting today, aren't they, Fred?'

"Trust me, Lew, if anyone knows where the salmon are jumping, she does!"

Local Knowledge

Bite out of fishing pier.

'You lifted your head.'

"You don't throw them back if they're too small!"

"My family has been fishing these waters for nearly 40 years. . ."

Boy with a whale: 'He followed me home, Dad, can I keep him?'

'Get the net ready, Alice. I think it's a big one.'

Ice fisher.

"River well stocked this year."

It is essential not to overcrowd a tank as this can cause serious problems...

"Eww - that whale's breath smells awful!" "You could use a breath mint yourself, lady!"

Turtle Hat

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.

"Say Bernie, how come this little guy's been following you around all week?"

Man fishing with large bait

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

Reverse psychology

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