Quotes by Scott Sickau

“Everybody says carp are just trash. But you put a carp on a nine-foot, five-weight fly rod and youre going to have a handful. Fly fishing for carp is becoming bigger and bigger all the time.”

“He didnt know he even had one. But he said if I could get it down, I could have it.”

“In northeast Iowa at a small bait and tackle shop, I bought a cheap kit for $10 or $15 that had been sitting on the shelf for many years, and started using all the materials to tie flies.”

“The two pinnacles I had that Ive reached were to catch a fish on my own pattern and to be published in a book. Im happy Ive done that.”

“Like I always tell my girls, a lot of people always wish they could go do something but they never get the chance of doing it. I may never get rich, but its like getting on the back of a stallion with no saddle. You get on and hang on and see where its going to take you.”

“In some ways, its a lot more technical than going out and throwing a streamer for bass or a little nymph pattern for bluegills or a popper for bass. Trout seem like they can be a lot more finicky.”