"Fishing Joke" ... now is that a redundancy?
Here's an old chestnut:
A guy was fishing early one morning and was getting skunked. The fish were biting, but not on what he was fishing with. Being a wily sort, he tried to see just what it was the trout were rising for. Finally, he spotted a grasshopper that was carried by the breeze into the water. Instantly, a huge fish lunged up and nailed the poor insect.
Truly inspired, the guy charged out of the water and went looking for grasshoppers. But he was too slow. Every time he'd get near one, the cussed thing would skitter just out of reach. He almost had one in his grasp when a small rattlesnake beat him to it. Feeling desparate, the fisherman took his wading staff and thumped the snake on the head. The snake let go of the grasshopper and lay still. With a mad grin, the guy grabbed the bug and impaled it on his hook. Just as he started back to the stream, he looked back at the stunned snake.
Feeling a little guilty, the guy took out his flask and dripped a few drops of Old Redeye on the snake's injured jaw. Then he resumed fishing. Soon, he had landed the biggest brown trout of his life (of course!.)
As he stood on the bank admiring his fish, he felt a thump on his foot. There was the rattler with another grasshopper in its mouth.
And every word is true.
Pat