Catch and Release Hurts our Quality of Life

On 20-Mar-2008, Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Anyone who fly fishes for trout purely in pursuit of food
is a pretty sad dude. And if they fish for those trout in
slot limit waters, well, that's not only sad it's pathetic
and hypocritical.



Its sad that that is what has happened to our planet
which used to be an abundant and ecologically miantened system.

That we are left w private rivvers and limited fishing space is due to
Too many humans and stupid ones at that & very stupid & greedy politicians
w no forsesight past their stomach and piockets.

Fred.

How many

On Mar 20, 8:41 pm, wrote:
On 20-Mar-2008, Ken Fortenberry wrote:

Anyone who fly fishes for trout purely in pursuit of food
is a pretty sad dude. And if they fish for those trout in
slot limit waters, well, that's not only sad it's pathetic
and hypocritical.

Its sad that that is what has happened to our planet
which used to be an abundant and ecologically miantened system.

That we are left w private rivvers and limited fishing space is due to
Too many humans and stupid ones at that & very stupid & greedy politicians
w no forsesight past their stomach and piockets.

Fred.

How many

Howdy Fred,

It's interesting to note that the number of licensed hunters and
anglers in Colorado is decreasing and that this is a trend nationally.
And while the subdivisions are sprouting up all over (I drove all over
trying to get to the confluence of hermosa creek and the animas this
week, never finding any access points), I personally feel that
excellent angling opportunities still exist and may even be
increasing. My personal feeling is that the major fisheries that have
become destination FF areas are not worth fishing mainly due to crowds
but also due to the fact that the guides, magazines and fly shop
owners have decreed themselves lords of these waters. They're stealing
our access and selling it back to us in a form that suits them but not
the public. That's not so bad, though because well, they can have it.
I'll walk the extra mile and catch a 4" brook trout in solitude anyday
over any fish in the Frying Pan river. Kind of the same argument for
Lake Powell, all those people would be *someplace*. Might as well
sacrifice one place and leave the rest alone.

Your pal,

Halfordian Golfer
A cash flow runs through it.