I fish, catch and release 95% of the time I'm out, especially in areas that I know are hard fished, so as to try and leave some breeders there for the future. It's all about being a true sportsman and never abusing the resource, or the surroundings of the resource IMO. Lots still to be taught to the folks who litter everywhere they go, it's my biggest pet peeve, and a great way to ruin a good day fishing. As soon as I start to see the area littered with 'fishing tackle packaging' I do my best to clean it up and move on to someplace less polluted in my mind <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Fishing can be as great an experience as backpacking in the outdoors, if folks have the basics down on resouce protection and conservation. Lots of hunting andf fishing dollars are spent protecting areas that are also used by folks 'just backpacking' through. It's a common ground, and folks need to be supportive of other people's shared use of the diminishing resources we have out there <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Nice Pic! and of course we all know who the greatest fisherman of all time was, and, no it ain't Curt Gowdy <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />