Patrick F. McManus Quotes

#1. There is no greater fan of fly fishing than the worm.

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#2. The two best times to fish is when it's raining and when it ain't.

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#3. What a tourist terms a plague of insects, the fly fisher calls a great hatch.

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#4. Show me a man who fishes in winter, and I'll show you a fanatic. Actually, I'll get the better of the deal, because for sheer spectacle a fanatic doesn't hold a candle to a man who fishes in winter

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#5. Smoked carp tastes just as good as smoked salmon when you ain't got no smoked salmon.

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#6. The machete was needed anytime you had to slash out your own trail. This necessity arose more often than a person who is not a kid with a machete might think.

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#7. While I was explaining to my own doctor that I was planning to undertake some serious exercise, I happened to mention that I thought I had lost quite a bit of weight since my last physical. "You didn't lose it," he said. "It just slipped around to your rear where you can't see it.

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#8. Scholars have long known that fishing eventually turns men into philosophers. Unfortunately, it is almost impossible to buy decent tackle on a philosopher's salary.

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#9. What's the hurry?" he said
"This door is locked," Tully told him.
"So?"
"Can you pick a lock?"
"I'll give it a try."
"Be my guest" Tully said, stepping to one side.
Pap blew the lock away with the shotgun. He pushed the door open with the barrel.

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