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John Gierach quotes: The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.

The solution to any problem -work, love, money, whatever -is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.

John Gierach quotes: Lawyers are like nuclear weapons. By all rights they shouldn't exist, but if some people have them, then you'd better have one, too, just in case.

Lawyers are like nuclear weapons. By all rights they shouldn't exist, but if some people have them, then you'd better have one, too, just in case.

John Gierach quotes: I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.

I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.

John Gierach quotes: I don't really know how to tie a fly until I've tied a hundred dozen of them.

I don't really know how to tie a fly until I've tied a hundred dozen of them.

John Gierach quotes: Successful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration.

Successful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration.

John Gierach quotes: If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.

If people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.

John Gierach quotes: Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think

Fishing in rainy conditions may make fisherman seem crazy to the great mass of unimaginative people, but then few fishermen care what they think

John Gierach quotes: Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments.

Accurately recalling an entire day of fishing is like trying to push smoke back down a chimney, so you settle on these specific moments.

John Gierach quotes: Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.

Really, the only thing a psychiatrist can do that a good (fishing) guide can't is write prescriptions.

John Gierach quotes: Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly.

Something to think about: If you fish the wrong fly long and hard enough, it will sooner or later become the right fly.

John Gierach quotes: Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature.

Sure, it was your idea and your fly, but he caught the big fish. Remember, fairness is a human idea largely unknown in nature.

John Gierach quotes: The things fishermen know about trout aren't facts but articles of faith.

The things fishermen know about trout aren't facts but articles of faith.

John Gierach quotes: Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.

Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.

John Gierach quotes: It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.

It's an odd fact of life that whichever side of the stream you're on, two-thirds of the best water is out of reach on the other side.