Fly-fisher Gifts

River Puzzle

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

'Yessir, Ben us fly fisherman answer to a higher calling.'

Fly Fishing

Fishing sign.

Flyfishing for dummies.

Fishermen dread the spot where the lures hang heavy from the trees like Spanish moss.

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

'Been waiting long?'

'Ed missed a nice trout in that hole last week. He takes everything personally.'

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

'Throw me back and I'll tell you where a 12-pounder is hiding.'

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

Fishing direction sign.

'Let's see. One dozen red wigglers, two dozen nightcrawlers,three dozen crickets. Want flies with that?'

The Wet Fly Fisherman: He rarely sees his fish until he has hooked it.

"Let me know if you smell any large-mouth bass."

Mr Briggs's Pleasures of Fishing - No. VIII

Ice Fly-Fishing with Doug

The Wet Fly Fisherman: He is less vain about his appearance.

Flies up the ante!

Trout Game

"Only caught one, eh."

"Well if it isn't Mr J.R.Hartley!"

I see you caught the fish, but the boat got away!

'Dad, good luck fly fishing.'

'Leader shy and angler wise I can put up with - it's the darn insolence that bothers me.'

'I'll tell her all about this when she gets home.'

"In all of Montana, you’ll not find a more sublime flyfisher than Mittens."

'We're back. So how was your summer?'

'Honey, it's your worms of the month delivery!'

'How are they biting?'

'Keep a tight line, Ben, keep a tight line!'

The Wet Fly Man is a more active creature.

"You bet I had it mounted, it gave me the best fight of my life."