Humble Angler Gifts

"You consistently lied about the size of the fish you caught. Well....we've all done that."

Ice fisher.

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

'Give me your paw, Ben, please, give me your paw!'

'Well, I got a hunting license and a fishing license and by golly I'm going to use them.'

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

'Ol' Pete was an angler to the end.'

"Hey Frank, any plans for after church?"

"Some day, we should bait our hooks."

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

Clam Spearing

'Yo! Wanna borrow a net?'

'He's a natural born fisherman.'

"Twenty minutes without a single bite. I think I've been tricked into a bath"

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

He collects a wide range of tackle and knows precisely how to use it.

'Hank, check and see if my fly is caught on something.'

"To tell you the truth, I never thought downward mobility would be so, well, downward."

'One's a worm,one's a minnow and one's a cricket.'

'Don't you think he's a little to young to take up fishing, Ralph?'

Fishing Holes

'I found a whole bunch of worms in the wheel wells!'

Blue Upright

Eternal Battle of Man vs Fish

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

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

'The reason I didn't tell you I wanted to go fishing was because I wanted to go fishing.'

Fishing Terms: Fish's Window

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

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

'We'll probably hit a rock and sink. But, there's a lot of big fish in this lake, so it's worth the risk.'

A bear has been half swallowed by a huge fish - 'Hey Earl, maybe start with something small and work your way up...!'

'Just my luck. I had about a dozen new lures I wanted to try.'

Man fishing from a step ladder in the water.

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