The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. John Buchan Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. Henry David Thoreau The number one rule of fishing is be quiet. Don't scare the fish! Carole Radziwill

“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after,” Henry David Thoreau. 2. “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles,” Doug Larson. 3. “Fishing is much more than fish.