50 Fishing Quotes Every Beginner Should Save
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50 Fishing Quotes
- “Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.” — Henry David Thoreau
- “There is certainly something in angling that tends to produce a serenity of the mind.” — Washington Irving
- “The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable.” — John Buchan
- “Fishing provides time to think, and reason not to.” — Unknown
- “A bad day of fishing is still better than a good day at the office.” — Unknown
- “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” — Doug Larson
- “Many waters cannot quench love, nor can the floods drown it.” — (adapted) — reminds anglers of persistence
- “The best time to go fishing is when you can get away.” — Robert Traver
- “Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.” — Henry David Thoreau (adapted)
- “There’s a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot.” — Steven Wright
- “Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it.” — Unknown
- “You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy a fishing rod — and that’s pretty close.” — Unknown
- “A trout is a moment of beauty that swims away.” — Unknown
- “The two best times to fish is when it’s raining and when it ain’t.” — Patrick F. McManus (paraphrased)
- “Fishing is the sport of drowning worms.” — Unknown
- “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going — especially a great fishing hole.” — Unknown
- “I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself.” — Unknown
- “Good things come to those who bait.” — Unknown
- “The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.” — A.K. Best
- “Live to fish, fish to live.” — Unknown
- “Cast your cares downstream.” — Unknown
- “Fish with a sense of humor and an extra spare line.” — Unknown
- “Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax and fish.” — Unknown
- “Keep calm and let the fish decide.” — Unknown
- “An angler lives a thousand lives.” — Unknown
- “The smaller the tackle, the closer to the soul.” — Unknown
- “Saltwater in the veins, peace in the heart.” — Unknown
- “Let the river teach you patience.” — Unknown
- “Tight lines, warm hearts.” — Unknown
- “In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” — John Muir (applies to anglers)
- “A fisherman's love of the river is a fountain of youth.” — Unknown
- “Bait your hook, clear your mind.” — Unknown
- “The only thing that makes a bad day of fishing good is a story afterward.” — Unknown
- “Respect the water; it tells the difference between a novice and a pro.” — Unknown
- “You don’t stop fishing because you get old—you get old because you stop fishing.” — Unknown
- “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” — Lao Tzu (fitting for fishing)
- “Adventure waits where the shoreline ends.” — Unknown
- “The true angler always has room for one more rod.” — Unknown
- “Storms make fish stories longer.” — Unknown
- “Fish more, worry less.” — Unknown
- “The river is always right.” — Unknown
- “Early to rise, early to cast.” — Unknown
- “Learning to fish is learning to see.” — Unknown
- “Measure time in casts, not minutes.” — Unknown
- “If you want to be happy for a lifetime, learn to fish.” — Unknown
- “The pursuit of a fish is the pursuit of quiet.” — Unknown
- “There is no such thing as too much tackle.” — Unknown
- “A fisher’s steps are guided by ripples and wind.” — Unknown
- “Some of the best memories are made between the first cast and the last.” — Unknown
- “Leave only footprints, take only memories (and maybe one extra lure).” — Unknown
