Seafood Whisperer Mugs

"I can see this prepared as quenelles de maquereau with a nice rémoulade and some herbed zucchini spirals."

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

A woman standing beside a stove full of steaming pots and pans.

"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. . ."

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

Ice fisher.

"River well stocked this year."

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

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

"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

"Just a couple of ninety cent seed packets, and you can have fresh garden vegetables for heaven knows how long."

"Where are you going? I said we need to talk."

Lady to man taking picture of fish: 'Wiggle him a little and get him to smile.'

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

"I think it loves us."

'Looks like a good day fah haulin' lobstah, eh, Pauley?...Let's just say it became a good day fah drinkin'...'

'Why do I need to clean the fish? -- Didn't you just take them out of the WATER?'

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

"Please, Al. You know the backstroke scares the children."

Fish want out of polluted river.

Dream On: Fish jumping into boat, whilst fisherman says 'Golly, guys! Can't you wait until I get my tackle box open?'

Man fishing in goldfish bowl - "Its always been the same with you Norman.. No ambition."

"Here's the deal, throw me back and I won't text your boss telling him you called in sick to fish."

Bear luring the fish out of a ice hole.

Mr Briggs's Pleasures of Fishing - No. VIII

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

'There. See? Your buddy is OK. Now show us our guy before we make the swap.'