If you want to catch trout, don't fish in a herring barrel.
Fishing is not like billiards, in which it is possible to attain a disgusting perfection.
Keep thy hook always baited, for a fish lurks even in the most unlikely swim.
Bait the hook well. This fish will bite.
See how he throws his baited lines about,/And plays his men as anglers play their trout.
I have known a very good, fisher angle diligently four or six hours for a river carp, and not have a bite.
Many of us would probably be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world to become perfect
