Author: Don Paglia

 Tip # 97: “There’s no taking trout with dry breeches.” Miguel de Cervantes As a kid I was part of a small band of neighborhood boys that played together – street ball, whiffle ball, football – as well as other fun stuff that young boys do. This included things like fishing, camping, hiking, playing made-up […]

Tip # 96: “Gone fishin’, be back at dark-thirty!” Author Unknown When one engages in something one truly loves, time has a way of standing still. We enter a timeless realm and lose all perspective of so-called real time. We say things like: “Where did all the time go?” or, “I can’t believe it is […]

Tip # 95: “Fishing is boring, unless you catch an actual fish, and then it is disgusting.”  Dave Barry Point well taken. Dave Barry is a very funny writer who often writes humorous, yet poignant pieces. I take his quote to indicate, besides not being a fan of fishing, he thinks life’s events are often […]

Tip # 94: Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.”                                     Herbert Hoover It seems that present day coffee houses – small, independent ones and large chains alike – have taken over for what neighborhood pubs and local bars […]

Tip # 93: “Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.”  Author Unknown Sometimes I get overly sensitive and take to heart whatever others say. I try not to offend others, and I’ll will hold back from saying things I think might be hurtful. For the most part […]

Tip # 92: “You must lose a fly to catch a trout.”  George Herbert There is a great paradox here: It’s worth sacrificing a little or even a lot in order to gain more. We see the fly as the bait, and as what the angler sacrifices in order to catch the fish. We can […]

Tip # 91: “Good things come to those who bait.”  Author Unknown This one is just plain silly. It’s a joke, of course. Typically jokes work best when they provide us with a surprise ending; something we were not expecting. In this case we expected the line to read, “…those who wait.” Instead we get […]

Tip # 90: “A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work.” Author Unknown This is only true if you don’t fish for a living, although professionals can find joy in the job so long as they bring the same perspective as that of the amateur. What I mean is if […]

Tip #89: “I love fishing. You put that line in the water and you don’t know what’s on the other end.  Your imagination is under there.”                  Robert Altman I must admit I am a big lover of possibility. I believe in the power of seeing and of dwelling within the possibility of possibility. We […]

Tip #87:                                                                                                                                                                   “All fishermen are liars; it’s an occupational disease with them like housemaid’s knee or editor’s ulcers.”                                          Beatrice Cook, Till Fish Do Us Part, 1949 In their book, Mistakes Were Made, (But Not By Me), Elliot Aronson and Carol Tavris explain how when we make a mistake, we become compelled to […]