You just aren’t educated about angling or fish.
replyAlso are you aware of the California native tribes who exempt themselves from fishing regulations?
Could you educate us as to where the barbed hook goes?
replyIn the fishes mouth. That’s how you catch them.
replyIs your claim that anglers decimate fishing population?
nope, i don’t think that claim holds water.
replymy claim would be something like how the recommendation of fishing in response to news of conservation efforts is as absurd as recommending spankings in response to news of more babies being born: stupid, harmful, and self-serving.
Barbed hooks are not allowed most of the time anymore.
replyAnd which would you prefer through your lip? Barbed, barbless, or nothing the fuck at all because people let you live your life undisturbed?
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Bears are people when you’re on grindr, but that bear there isn’t a person, friend.
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replyFish are not people and you’re projecting on to them. Do we need to start with whether you eat meat or own pets?
replyAnimals other than humans feel pain and do tend to avoid it.
replyAnd nope, no eating meat for me (and like half a billion other people). It’s both easier and more empowering than one might think!
Great, then this really isn’t a debate about fishing. We completely disagree about the roles of animals in our life.
replyI'll contrast with sibling comments. You're correct to raise caution towards fishing Pacific salmon, even in catch and release. Release mortality from one study I've found is about 25-40% https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016578362... It's worse during high water temperatures. They're likely quite fatigued by the time they arrive.
replyThat said, this caution is not always warranted generally. Location, species, and season significantly matter. In healthy ecosystems, there's no harm to the group even if the individual fish might not agree.
There are a lot of different fish, and most are not threatened in anyway. Often the larger threat is over population and they need predators - like humans - to prevent that.
replyI mean catch and release is better than being dinner, and the prevalence of fly fishing as a hobby goes a long way toward garnering public and financial support for restoration activities.
replySports fishers do more for fish health and habitats than you do with your whiny online comments. Get off you high horse and maybe try to understand something before you big yourself up online.
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