Swallows And Amazons For-ever!

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

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.

Grab A Chance And You Won't Be Sorry For A Might-have-been.

For At Least The Last 275 Years The Honesty Of Fishermen Has Been Somewhat Questionable. It Should Be Noted That Izaak Walton Whose Book Published In 1653 Spoke Not Of Anglers And , But Anglers Or Very Honest Men .

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.