[VFB] Quote

[Richard Zieger]

"Farwell then, dear brothers of the angle; and when you go forth to take your pleasure, either in the mountain stream that struggles and roars through the narrow pas, or in the majestic salmon river that seeps in lucid mazes through the vale, may your sport be ample and your hearts light!  But should the fish prove more sagacious than yourself-a  circumstance, excuse me , that is by no means impossible-should they, all (but fate avert it), reject you hooked gifts, the course of the river will always lead you to pleasant places.  In these we leave you to the quiet enjoyment of the glorious works of the Creation, whether it be your pleasure to go forth when the Spring sheds its flowery fragrance, or in the more advanced season when the sere leaf is shed incessantly and wafted on the surface of the swollen river."   "Days and Nights of Salmon Fishing"  William Scrope   Rick