Keyword: Fishing (Page 2)

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

There’s a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking like an idiot.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali; he was using a dotted line… he caught every other fish.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Fishing: A delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Fishing relaxes me. It’s like yoga, except I still get to kill something.

(1970 – ) American actor, writer & carpenter

I would like to go fishing and catch a fishstick… that would be convenient.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in presidents; those are prayer and fishing.

(1929 – 1933) 31st U.S. president, humanitarian

It is to be observed that ‘angling’ is the name given to fishing by people who can’t fish.

(1869 – 1944) Canadian economist & humorist

Whenever two fishing lines are contiguous, they will become continuous.

Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

Limit: Maximum number of a particular fish that an angler can take in a day. This number varies from place to place and species to species, but it is a largely theoretical restriction with little practical application.

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


There are more fish taken out of a stream than ever were in it.

(1863 – 1935) British-born American writer, artist & illustrator