10-19-2009, 08:10 PM
For the thousands of anglers who get the weekly Recycled Fish Stewardship Tip email, questions arise. For example, one recent Stewardship Tip explains that high "dog days of summer" water temperatures lead to stressed fish, which have a lower survival rate when released.
This begs the question, "where can I find lower water temperatures, if the lakes in my area are all too hot for successful catch and release fishing?"
Now anglers have a home online to discuss the Stewardship Tip, and anything else relating to stewardship of our lakes, streams and seas with a new forum hosted by BigFishTackle.com at <a href="http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/">http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/</a>.
"We have wanted a way to open up conversation around these issues for some time," says Teeg Stouffer, Recycled Fish Executive Director. "The problem is, we have a non-profit organization to run, and managing a forum can be a full time job in itself."
BigFishTackle.com provides the meeting place
The forums at BigFishTackle.com are the largest on the internet, with over 90,000 anglers using them. Participation comes from anglers from coast to coast and beyond, and includes every kind of angler that there is.
"We're proud to have tournament bass anglers, fly fishing purists, float tube or kayak anglers and salt water sportsmen all in one place," says Michael Hodgdon, BigFishTackle.com CEO. "This website has become a meeting place for anglers from across the web and the world, and our partnership with Recycled Fish means renewing our commitment to the future of the sport of fishing, our waters and our environment."
It's a good fit, because Recycled Fish speaks to people who love to fish, whether that's the family who fishes once or twice a year on vacation, or the die-hard who fishes a couple times a week.
"No matter how you fish, anglers are on the front lines of the challenges facing our environment, because problems often show up first in fisheries - our lifestyle runs downstream," says Stouffer. "We want to not only educate people on these issues, we want to make it an open discussion so we can all learn, grow, and improve together. Humans aren't just the source of the problems facing our waters, we're also the solution - and people who love to fish are leading the charge."
It's about more than a forum
Recycled Fish is also providing educational stewardship content - from Catch and Release basics to SAFE Angling and everyday "lifestyle of stewardship" - for the conservation web pages under "Resources" at BigFishTackle.com.
"This partnership goes deeper than just an online discussion forum," says Hodgdon. "We are supporting Recycled Fish with banner ads across all of the fishing websites owned by First Light Net, because we believe in the cause and want to see anglers taking the Sportsman's Stewardship Pledge and standing up for stewardship."
Anglers can take the Sportsman's Stewardship Pledge and join Recycled Fish at www.RecycledFish.org/StewardshipPledge. The conservation conversation is live and online right now at <a href="http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/">http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/</a> under "Forums" at the Conservation Forum.
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Recycled Fish is the national 501©3 non-profit organization of anglers living a lifestyle of stewardship both on and off the water, because our lifestyle runs downstream.
First Light Net is the parent company of BigFishTackle.com.
Recycled Fish Media Contact:
Teeg Stouffer, Executive Director
FishRecycler@RecycledFish.org<br />
(712) 256-4907 (desk)<br />
(253) 906-0420 (cell)
FirstLightNet Media Contact:
Photo resources, graphics, interviews, and other content available upon request
This begs the question, "where can I find lower water temperatures, if the lakes in my area are all too hot for successful catch and release fishing?"
Now anglers have a home online to discuss the Stewardship Tip, and anything else relating to stewardship of our lakes, streams and seas with a new forum hosted by BigFishTackle.com at <a href="http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/">http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/</a>.
"We have wanted a way to open up conversation around these issues for some time," says Teeg Stouffer, Recycled Fish Executive Director. "The problem is, we have a non-profit organization to run, and managing a forum can be a full time job in itself."
BigFishTackle.com provides the meeting place
The forums at BigFishTackle.com are the largest on the internet, with over 90,000 anglers using them. Participation comes from anglers from coast to coast and beyond, and includes every kind of angler that there is.
"We're proud to have tournament bass anglers, fly fishing purists, float tube or kayak anglers and salt water sportsmen all in one place," says Michael Hodgdon, BigFishTackle.com CEO. "This website has become a meeting place for anglers from across the web and the world, and our partnership with Recycled Fish means renewing our commitment to the future of the sport of fishing, our waters and our environment."
It's a good fit, because Recycled Fish speaks to people who love to fish, whether that's the family who fishes once or twice a year on vacation, or the die-hard who fishes a couple times a week.
"No matter how you fish, anglers are on the front lines of the challenges facing our environment, because problems often show up first in fisheries - our lifestyle runs downstream," says Stouffer. "We want to not only educate people on these issues, we want to make it an open discussion so we can all learn, grow, and improve together. Humans aren't just the source of the problems facing our waters, we're also the solution - and people who love to fish are leading the charge."
It's about more than a forum
Recycled Fish is also providing educational stewardship content - from Catch and Release basics to SAFE Angling and everyday "lifestyle of stewardship" - for the conservation web pages under "Resources" at BigFishTackle.com.
"This partnership goes deeper than just an online discussion forum," says Hodgdon. "We are supporting Recycled Fish with banner ads across all of the fishing websites owned by First Light Net, because we believe in the cause and want to see anglers taking the Sportsman's Stewardship Pledge and standing up for stewardship."
Anglers can take the Sportsman's Stewardship Pledge and join Recycled Fish at www.RecycledFish.org/StewardshipPledge. The conservation conversation is live and online right now at <a href="http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/">http://www.bigfishtackle.com/forum/</a> under "Forums" at the Conservation Forum.
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Recycled Fish is the national 501©3 non-profit organization of anglers living a lifestyle of stewardship both on and off the water, because our lifestyle runs downstream.
First Light Net is the parent company of BigFishTackle.com.
Recycled Fish Media Contact:
Teeg Stouffer, Executive Director
FishRecycler@RecycledFish.org<br />
(712) 256-4907 (desk)<br />
(253) 906-0420 (cell)
FirstLightNet Media Contact:
Photo resources, graphics, interviews, and other content available upon request