Fly Fishing Quote Of The Week

Our Fly Fishing Quote for this week comes from an article featured on Helanair.com about raising taxes for a sewer system

Goodman counters that taxing anglers is only fair, since they put so much pressure on the town’s infrastructure. “I tell them, ‘Look, you guys always complain about the fly fishing, here’s a way to extract a pound of flesh from them for the resources they’re using,’” he said. “It’s all out-of-state fishermen.”

And all this time we thought the townies liked us turistas with our dollars. This reminds me of a conversation I once overheard outside of a strip joint.

"If I didn't know better, I would swear that those drinks were watered down and those girls only wanted our money."

photo via Postthisinc.com

Where to take a Pope on his day off?

photo via Vatican.va

According to this article from down under about a rumored Papal visit, he might enjoy a bit of fishing. Via Northernstar.com

"If he did come, we would do all we could to make his stay memorable."
Ballina Chamber of Commerce spokesman Brian Marriott said if the Pope was to visit, he could do a spot of fishing off the wharf at Lance Ferris Park.

"He could stay at the Ramada Hotel and Suites and we could give him a special area there in the penthouse - I'm sure management could arrange that," Mr Marriott said.

No word as of yet if the Holy Father prefers nymphing to throwing dries. Rumor has it that the fly fishing tabloid press would pay big bucks for a verified photo of the Pontiff using a strike indicator.

Fly Fishing Quote of the Week: Barack Obama

Via the Great Falls Tribune:

"It's good to be in Missoula," he said. "You guys have a good deal around here. This is some pretty country. I think I need to learn fly fishing, get myself some waders."

This leads us to ask who might win a Fips / Mouche style fishing tournament beteween Obama and this guy?

Check out the video of his speech via our pals at Moldy Chum.

"Best" Fly Fishing Media Reference of the Week

Headline in the sports section of the Plain Dealer via Cleveland.com:

A.K. Rates 'Best' in Fly Fishing World

A gem of wisdom from the article:

Most credit the movie "A River Runs Through It" with rejuvenating fly fishing.

"Everyone says the movie was the cause of double-digit growth in fly fishing," he said. "We were enjoying double digit growth before the movie came out - but the movie got the blame.

"Because of the movie we thought we'd have more people to protect the resource. All we got was crowds, a feeding frenzy on the western streams. It might be the old timer in me speaking, but fly fishing was better when things were much simpler."

Media Fishing Quote of the Week

From a CBS Sportsline Article projecting what might be found in a sports almanac from the year 2057 listed under the heading Extinct Sports Leagues:

"Fishing For Pit Bulls (FFPB): Introduced in 2015, no one believed league founder Michael Vick that it was a good idea to stock lakes with pit bulls. Vick's excuse that he thought dogs could survive underwater for long periods of time fell on deaf ears. "

Media Quote of the Week

From a editorial by Gary Thorne, published on the Bangordailynews.com website and in reference to proposed legislation in the state of Maine that would ban the sale of certain bait fish:

All fly fishermen are not elitists who want to tell others how to fish. All ice anglers are not fish-killing slobs. And just because you sell bait, that doesn’t mean you don’t care about the future health of our fisheries. No matter what you read on the Internet message boards.