Christopher Camuto Quotes:

The thrill of a fish at the end of the line, that thing that sparks from the dark water to spinal cord, is a vestige of an archetypal joy that has to do with sustenance, material and spiritual.

source: - Christopher Camuto (2001). “A Fly Fisherman's Blue Ridge”, p.16, University of Georgia Press

Topics: Spiritual, Dark, Rivers, Spinal Cord, Dark Water

Catch-and-release fishing is an ecological necessity, not my preference. The practice smacks of bad faith, an inauthentic act.

Topics: Lakes, Sea, Fishing

The worst part of losing good fish is that you cannot release them. They tailwalk across the back of your mind for days.

source: - Christopher Camuto (2001). “A Fly Fisherman's Blue Ridge”, p.60, University of Georgia Press

Topics: Lakes, Sea, Fishing