07-02-2011, 01:20 AM
Heck, I burn fish on top of the stove too! [laugh][laugh][laugh]
You are right, TD, there are morons and wasters everywhere. Whether they fish with bait or a fly rod some people have no respect for anything or anyone. We will never be rid of them. For each positive example there is going to be a negative one too, but I object to the attitude that many have that EVERYONE that keeps fish are wasting them and wrecking the fishery.
I know that the writing of the regulations and limits is a tricky balancing act, and sometimes things don't always work out for the best. An extreme in either direction is not good. Both too much harvest or too much catch and release can be a problem. Sometimes F&G is practically begging people to take some fish home with them to reduce the population.
I fish with a fly rod and many of my flies are barbless, because I don't always keep all that I catch, and I prefer to fish that way. Usually I only keep panfish, --- I love the taste of the prolific little buggers! I have my way of fishing and I respect that there are others who fish differently. I am not going to insist that everyone fish my way. It isn't the best for everyone, so choose your own way.
I have been fishing nearly every day this past week, but haven't kept any. I have been on 4 different little creeks with native cutthroats that I don't even take out of the water. Some are legal to harvest, so I really wouldn't bat an eye if someone else kept some. Personally I think there are better fish to eat, but if it is legal I am not going to run up and say "hey, don't waste that fish"! (But I am also not going to name the creeks!
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The point is that I don't consider eating fish as wasting them, nor does it automatically destroy the resource. There does need to be moderation and regulation.
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You are right, TD, there are morons and wasters everywhere. Whether they fish with bait or a fly rod some people have no respect for anything or anyone. We will never be rid of them. For each positive example there is going to be a negative one too, but I object to the attitude that many have that EVERYONE that keeps fish are wasting them and wrecking the fishery.
I know that the writing of the regulations and limits is a tricky balancing act, and sometimes things don't always work out for the best. An extreme in either direction is not good. Both too much harvest or too much catch and release can be a problem. Sometimes F&G is practically begging people to take some fish home with them to reduce the population.
I fish with a fly rod and many of my flies are barbless, because I don't always keep all that I catch, and I prefer to fish that way. Usually I only keep panfish, --- I love the taste of the prolific little buggers! I have my way of fishing and I respect that there are others who fish differently. I am not going to insist that everyone fish my way. It isn't the best for everyone, so choose your own way.
I have been fishing nearly every day this past week, but haven't kept any. I have been on 4 different little creeks with native cutthroats that I don't even take out of the water. Some are legal to harvest, so I really wouldn't bat an eye if someone else kept some. Personally I think there are better fish to eat, but if it is legal I am not going to run up and say "hey, don't waste that fish"! (But I am also not going to name the creeks!![
])The point is that I don't consider eating fish as wasting them, nor does it automatically destroy the resource. There does need to be moderation and regulation.
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