30 Funny Fishing Quotes to Hook Your Funny Bone
Welcome to our collection of funny fishing quotes.
Fishing can be fun, but sometimes it gets a bit boring when you spend a lot of time on the dock or in the water. That’s why it’s great to have some jokes or funny sayings ready to share with your fishing buddy.
You don’t have to come up with new jokes all the time; it’s okay to use some that are already known and funny. Many famous people love fishing, and they’ve said some really hilarious things about it.
If you want a good laugh, check out this collection of funny fishing quotes! It’s filled with jokes and sayings that will make you smile while you’re waiting for the fish to bite. Enjoy your time by the water and share some laughs with your fishing buddy!
#1
“Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.”
~ George Carlin
#2
“A woman who has never seen her husband fishing, doesn’t know what a patient man she married!”
#3
“Dear Lord, give me the serenity to accept the size of fish I catch, the courage not to lie about it and the wisdom to know that none of my fishing buddies would believe me anyway!”
#4
“The fishing was good; it was the catching that was bad.”
~ A. Best
#5
“There’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.”
~ Steven Wright
#6
“If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.”
~ Doug Larson
#7
“Fishing is like dating; it’s all catch and release until you find a keeper.”
#8
“Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
#9
“Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.”
#10
“Women know why men love to go fishing. It is the only time they will hear the words “wow, that’s a big one!””
#11
“I once gave up fishing. It was the most terrifying weekend of my life.”
#12
“Calling fishing a hobby is like calling brain surgery a job.”
~ Paul Schullery
#13
“Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.”
~ John Gierach
#14
“Even if you’ve been fishing for three hours and haven’t gotten anything except poison ivy and sunburn, you’re still better off than the worm.”
#15
“May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it.”
~ Irish Proverb
#16
“Some go to church and think about fishing, others go fishing and think about God.”
~ Tony Blake
#17
“If fishing is interfering with your business, give up your business.”
~ Alfred W. Miller
#18
“Sometimes, when the water is quiet, you can almost hear the fish laughing at you.”
#19
“Of course I talk to myself when I’m fishing. Sometimes I need expert advice.”
#20
“Procrastifishing: the art of going fishing when you should be doing something else.”
#21
“My dad was a fisherman, but he quit because his net income wasn’t enough.”
#22
“There is no losing in fishing. You either catch or you learn. Either way, it’s better than work.”
#23
“Fishing is the sport of drowning worms.”
#24
“There is no use in walking five miles to fish when you can depend on being just as unsuccessful near home.”
~ Mark Twain
#25
“A fisherman is a jerk on one end of the line waiting for a jerk on the other.”
#26
“A fishing rod is a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.”
~ Samuel Johnson
#27
“A worm is a small, reluctant animal used to capture a larger reluctant animal.”
#28
“Even a fish wouldn’t get into trouble if he kept his mouth shut.”
#29
“Fish come in three sizes: small, medium and the one that got away!”
#30
“Good things come to those who BAIT.”
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