Fishing Quote Collection

A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.  ~Author Unknown

The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent in fishing.  ~Babylonian Proverb

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.  ~Doug Larson

Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend.  ~Zenna Schaffer

Even if you've been fishing for three hours and haven't gotten anything except poison ivy and sunburn, you're still better off than the worm.  ~Author Unknown

Three-fourths of the Earth's surface is water, and one-fourth is land.  It is quite clear that the good Lord intended us to spend triple the amount of time fishing as taking care of the lawn.  ~Chuck Clark

There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm.  ~Patrick F. McManus, Never Sniff a Gift Fish, 19

If you've got short, stubby fingers and wear reading glasses, any relaxation you would normally derive from fly fishing is completely eliminated when you try to tie on a fly.  ~Jack Ohman, Fear of Fly Fishing, 1988

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.  ~Author Unknown

My biggest worry is that my wife (when I'm dead) will sell my fishing gear for what I said I paid for it.  ~Koos Brandt

Men and fish are alike.  They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.  ~Author Unknown