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Fly Fishing: Forums  Search   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in         Flies And Fins Forum Index -> Off Topic Forum View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message jeremy Newbie Joined: May 15, 2003 Posts: 819 Location: Portland, Maine Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 12:02 pm    Post subject: Fishing Sayings ... True Or Not? Hey, There are a ton of sayings out there ... you know, the ones fishermen have been saying since the beginning of time .... i'd like to hear some that anyone else out there has heard ... and if they have found them to be mostly true or mostly nonsense ... Referring to Northeast USA Saltwater Wind, "Southwest Fishes The Best, Northeast Fish The Least" .... In my experience very true. Rerferring to Trout Fishing in Maine, "If the cows in the pastures are laying down, the fishing won't be good. If they are standing up, it will be good." ... Still testing this theory Anyone else got any? Back to top Steelie Newbie Joined: Sep 24, 2006 Posts: 81 Location: Erie, PA Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:09 pm    Post subject: "Orange sun in the morning, fisherman's warning" "Orange sun at night, fisherman's delight" Has to do with the ocean only, something with tides I think. Back to top jeremy Newbie Joined: May 15, 2003 Posts: 819 Location: Portland, Maine Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:01 pm    Post subject: red sky good one! ... the version of that one that i know well is "red sky in the morning sailors take warning; red sky at night sailors delight" ... i have found this to be mostly true ... when there is a storm approaching (that i know about via satellite weather, which was not available back in the old days) i always notice that many times there is a "red sky" in the morning .. ............. so, i would say in my experience this is ... true. Back to top NHtrouthunter Newbie Joined: Mar 26, 2005 Posts: 23 Location: New Hampshire Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 10:27 pm    Post subject: "Never leave fish to find fish"..... Back to top Pzulick Newbie Joined: Aug 29, 2006 Posts: 11 Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:15 am    Post subject: the only accurate one I have found that ALWAYS holds true: A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work. Back to top rhodyflyguy Newbie Joined: Mar 17, 2007 Posts: 16 Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:07 pm    Post subject: "if the wind is east, the fishing's least" is something i've found to be true for bass- northeast/southeast hasn't been too bad to me, but east- horrible! Back to top jinxed247 Newbie Joined: May 01, 2006 Posts: 131 Location: Henderson, Ny Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:51 pm    Post subject: I have found that fishing in the east is quite extrodinary...so the only saying that I can think of is "If your aunt had balls she'd be your uncle." Back to top jeremy Newbie Joined: May 15, 2003 Posts: 819 Location: Portland, Maine Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:52 am    Post subject: great one i actually heard a great one this weekend ... in reference to fly fishing for "hard tales" which is a common name for tuna family species bluefin, bonito, albies, etc ... (because they have a very "hard tale") ... here it goes .. "they don't call them hard tales because of their tales" .... this is ABSOLUTELY true ... anyone who has spent time chasing bonito, albies, bluefin etc... will attest that they are very elusive .. and hard in many ways to catch .. finding them can be difficult .. seeing them can be difficult .. knowing where and what tides can be difficult .. from foot is tough ... getting them to eat your fly is hard .. and they have some crazy way of always staying one step ahead of you ... so i love this saying .. and definately love fly fishing for hard tales ... it is hard but the sense of accomplishment if you can "get it done" .. is awesome! Back to top jeremy Newbie Joined: May 15, 2003 Posts: 819 Location: Portland, Maine Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:09 am    Post subject: 10% "10% of fishermen catch 90% of the fish" .... i have found this to be true. Back to top KodiakCommando Newbie Joined: Jan 21, 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Kodiak, Alaska in winter, bristol bay alaska in summer Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:03 pm    Post subject: "Great fishing is better than Great sex" I'll test that one out for a while Back to top JoeD Newbie Joined: Jan 18, 2006 Posts: 15 Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:59 pm    Post subject: KodiakCommando wrote: "Great fishing is better than Great sex" I'll test that one out for a while Aren't they the same? 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