A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other

A fishing pole is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool on the other

And though it be a two-foot trout,
'Tis with a single hair pulled out.

And though it be a two-foot trout,
'Tis with a single hair pulled out.

Still he fishes that catches one.

Still he fishes that catches one.

Lie thou there; for here comes the trout that must be caught with
tickling.

Lie thou there; for here comes the trout that must be caught with
tickling.

They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.

They may the better fish in the water when it is troubled.

Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ;
His wife he cabined with him and his boy,
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Old Peter Grimes made fishing his employ;
His wife he cabined with him and his boy,
And seemed that life laborious to enjoy.

You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]

You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]

Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime

Fishing, with me, has always been an excuse to drink in the daytime

The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.

The end of fishing is not angling, but catching.