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Not keeping fish allows the fish to propagate. "Bonking" them does not. It is a tool to keep the native fish in the river. Stocking has been eliminated in many of the streams in Oregon because the hatchery fish were polluting the gene pool and increasing the risk of disease. It is harassment to fool the fish hook it and create a struggle which is not a lot of fun for the fish that is struggling to survive. I have been fly fishing for 40 years and it is still a moral dilemma with me. I do love the environment and the equipment but I do not consider it a noble venture. It is a challenge to choose the right fly and fool the fish but it is still harasement. I do release them to get fooled another day but it doesn't give me a great deal of pride. I do know people who fish with a fly with no hook at least they say they do. The challenge is to fool the fish not hook it. I am not there yet. It is not a sport. The fish is out gunned. One can shoot a wild animal but it is difficult to release it when it is dead. OK, I harass and I occasionally hook a good fish. Maybe some day I will stop doing it but I am not there yet.People say to be agood fisherman one has to think like a fish. OK, think like a fish. Why are these dumb humans bothering me. I have enough natural predators to worry about.

Dwight Lyons

posted 4 years, 7 months ago
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