Grab A Chance And You Won't Be

Swallows And Amazons For-ever!

I Fished A Little While Ago With A Man, Not In His First Youth, Who Had Wasted The Flower Of His Life On Business And Golf And Gardening And Motoring And Marriage, And Had In This Way Postponed His Initiation (to Fly Fishing) Far Too Long.

. . Perhaps The Greatest Satisfaction On The First Day Of The Season Is The Knowledge In The Evening That The Whole Of The Rest Of The Season Is To Come.

There Are Two Distinct Visits To Tackle-shops, The Visit To Buy Tackle And The Visit Which May Be Described As Platonic When, Being For Some Reason Unable To Fish, We Look For An Excuse To Go In, And Waste The Tackle Dealer's Time.

When A Thing's Done, It's Done, And If It's Not Done Right, Do It Differently Next Time.