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This site is getting worse than the PAhunting facebook group.
If you're that bored, go utilize some stocked trout!

 

[afishinado]

Conservation Tactics

Use tackle appropriate for the size and strength of the fish and play fish as quickly as possible. A fish out of water is suffocating and can suffer permanent damage. Leave fish in the water as much as possible.

Use soft knotless nets, or better yet, no net at all. If the fish must be handled, wetted bare hands are best. Gently cradle the fish with one hand under its belly, and the other at the tail.

Use hook release tools, needle-nose pliers or hemostats for effective
hook removal. Never force a hook out. If a fish is deeply hooked, or the hook can’t be easily removed, cut your leader and leave the hook to rust away.

To release fish, hold upright in the water, and point it into the current. Gently move the fish back and forth until its gills are functioning normally and it maintains balance. Once the
fish recovers adequately, allow it to swim away from your hands.

Take all of your used monofilament leaders and tippet materials with you and dispose of them properly, as they will harm fish and wildlife.

Always try to leave the areas where you fish better off than when you arrived by picking up and packing out as much garbage as possible – every piece counts!

I often carry an empty plastic bag in my pack and on the way back to my vehicle, pick up trash along the stream and dispose of it properly.

https://wffc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WFFC-Ethics-Brochure-Final-Copy-8-9-14.pdf

 

[afishinado]

Rotational Angling

Avoid entering the water in front of another
angler who is already fishing unless invited to
do so. Observe which way the angler is
moving, and enter behind.

Leave adequate room between
any angler and yourself, but do
not remain stationary unless no
one is following you.

If you are not sure about local etiquette, avoid
problems by first inquiring about procedures
from anglers already on the water.
Do not motor up onto a shoal. Cut the motor
well short of the shoal and either drift of row
in.

Do leave at least 200 feet between boats – this
allows each angler to cast 100 feet in any
direction without tangling lines.

Do not motor or row directly
through moving fish. Anchor on
the periphery and cast into them.

Do show your fellow angler
some courtesy: often one will be rewarded for
this consideration with helpful advice.

Do help others when you’re having success and
they are not– there will always be days when
the reverse is true.

Do not cut in between an angler (who is
working the shallows) and the shoreline.
Do keep noise to a minimum- ship oars and
deploy anchors quietly.

Do not carry on loud conversations.
Do not tie-up launch site if others are waiting.
Responsible anglers respect the environment.


https://wffc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WFFC-Ethics-Brochure-Final-Copy-8-9-14.pdf

 

[afishinado]

As Ethical Anglers

We do not spill or dump gasoline, oil or other
pollutants on land or into the water.

When fishing, we never leave trash behind,
including worn or discarded line, old hooks, or
leader material.

We leave our fishing site as clean or cleaner
than we found it.

We report environmental damage and pollution
to the relevant authorities.

When boating or anchoring, we take care to
avoid damaging sensitive areas.

We do our best to prevent spread of exotic
plants and animals.

We use only legal tackle, attend to our gear and
value our catch.

We keep no more fish than needed for
consumption and legally allowed, and never
wastefully discard fish that have been retained.

We practice conservation and use proper
release methods for fish not retained.

We use tackle and techniques that avoid the
capture of (or minimize the harm to) unwanted
fish or fish prohibited for retention.

We learn and comply with all angling
regulations.

We report any illegal fishing activities we
observe to the appropriate authorities.

We treat other anglers, boaters, and people we
might meet in the field with courtesy and
respect.

We obtain permission from
land-owners and never trespass on
private lands or waters.

We respect the space of other
anglers when fishing from shore or
in a boat and give room to all anglers
playing a fish.

We observe all boat operator and
safety regulations.

We watch our speed and our wake and keep a
safe distance from shore-based anglers, jetties,
and other boats.

We educate fellow anglers, especially new
participants about fishing ethics.
We promote ethical behavior in the use of
aquatic resources through education and
example.

We maintain and promote public awareness
and understanding of the issues surrounding
responsible fishing.

We promote public awareness of the measures
taken by anglers to conserve the resources and
protect the environment.

https://wffc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/WFFC-Ethics-Brochure-Final-Copy-8-9-14.pdf

 

[Swattie87]

Thanks for that afish.

Hopefully we can drill down and leverage these best practices to create some much need synergy in the FFing arena. We need to empower our fellow anglers to close the loop and identify sustainable touchpoints for standardized knowledge management. It's missional critical at this point that we don't offshore resources and lose our hyperfocus on these core competencies.

Great way to make fishing seem like my job. I think I'd rather go to work this weekend instead of fishing.

 

[afishinado]

Swattie87 wrote:
Thanks for that afish.

Hopefully we can drill down and leverage these best practices to create some much need synergy in the FFing arena. We need to empower our fellow anglers to close the loop and identify sustainable touchpoints for standardized knowledge management. It's missional critical at this point that we don't offshore resources and lose our hyperfocus on these core competencies.

Great way to make fishing seem like my job. I think I'd rather go to work this weekend instead of fishing.

All IMHO:

Being ethical and conservation-minded should come naturally and feel like the "right thing" to do, and not seem like a job.

IMO, there's a lot of good info and practices posted on the previous page that may be new to some anglers. Yes there are some that don't care, but the vast amount of anglers on here have good intentions and want to do the "right thing", but to this day I still get surprised when someone has all intentions to do the right thing, but has no idea how to go about it.

If all or most of the things in the previous post does not seem like the"right thing" to practice and preach to some, maybe those anglers are in the wrong place, because many folks on this site have dedicated a lot of time and effort in their lives for the preservation and conservation of our streams, rivers and fish. That is the main reason we have thousands of members and many hundreds of regular posters on PAFF.

The actual fishing itself is the end result all these efforts and sacrifices....a bonus, or maybe a blessing to some.

The "givers" and "takers" as Mo puts it.

 

[timbow]

This will probably incite a riot, but I think Kelly Galloup sums it up best in the first 5 minutes or so on The Reno Fly Shops Podcast EP028: Kelly Galloup - Musings on Articulated Streamers and the Egos of Fly Fisherman

https://renoflyshop.com/podcast-2/

 

[Swattie87]

afishinado wrote:
Being ethical and conservation-minded should come naturally and feel like the "right thing" to do, and not seem like a job.

My response was a TIC joke, playing off the over the top nature and delivery of those decrees, wherever their original source.

While factually accurate, as is often also the case in the business world, they are too much process for the desired output. In practice, being an ethical angler, or human being, is quite simpler than that.

I'm not actually going to work this weekend, though with the forecast, I'm probably not fishing either. Ok, I may sign on from home and clean up a few things. But, yeah, I'd clearly rather fish.

 

[afishinado]

Swattie87 wrote:

afishinado wrote:
Being ethical and conservation-minded should come naturally and feel like the "right thing" to do, and not seem like a job.

My response was a TIC joke, playing off the over the top nature and delivery of those decrees, wherever their original source.

While factually accurate, as is often also the case in the business world, they are too much process for the desired output. In practice, being an ethical angler, or human being, is quite simpler than that.

I'm not actually going to work this weekend, though with the forecast, I'm probably not fishing either. Ok, I may sign on from home and clean up a few things. But, yeah, I'd clearly rather fish.

Yup, you've been on here a long time and I knew it was "tongue in cheek" or more precisely "fin in gill" writing by you.

The vast vast majority of anglers (notice I keep saying "anglers" and not "fly-fishers") want to do the right thing. In fact i believe everyone that posted in this thread does the right thing when fishing.

Never forget to go out there and have a good time, and knowing you're doing things right adds to your enjoyment and to the enjoyment of others.

No fishing for me this weekend. I hope to the storm/rain is not too bad. I Hope to get out next week sometime.

 

[JackM]

I never sweat killing a fish if it means getting my fly back....

 

[timbow]

I once killed a fish in Reno just to watch it die

 

[troutbum32]

This was my last trip here in New Zealand. Only just over a month into the season and the fish are in beautiful condition!

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[wbranch]

mediafly wrote;

No doubt they are beautiful fish but after catching hundreds of them are they really that unique?

Maybe not unique but I have a fantastic memory and when I view a picture of a fish I caught 10, 30, or 50, years ago I can still remember the excitement of the catch. Without the picture the memory is not as fulfilling. I've caught thousands of 15" - 21" trout and rarely take a picture of a trout less than 20" long.

Today with all the keyboard experts ready to pounce on a guy for how he is holding, or placing, a fish for a photo op you are really leaving yourself open to be bashed, chastised, criticized, and generally beaten up so why bother posting up any pictures unless you have thick skin and just ignore the negative comments.

Now of course if the picture is of a guy gilling a trout or holding it upside down by the tail or otherwise really mistreating the fish then by all means he needs an education.

 

[wbranch]

Timbow wrote;

anyone that fishes with any regularity is responsible for the death of fish. Anyone that thinks otherwise is in denial.

I'm in total agreement with that comment. Fishing based on it's accoutrements is a blood sport. We are pursuing innocent creatures with needle sharp barbed, and unbarbed, hooks. Often, even when the trout is hooked in the mouth blood can be seen oozing from where the hook penetrates the mouth region. Maybe when we remove the hook that wound might get infected and the fish could die. Maybe a trout takes the fly deep in the roof of the mouth and half a dozen drops of blood drip out. I don't know how much blood a 15" trout has but I bet they can't afford very much loss without it severely impacting their chances of survival.

Other than never really hooking a trout, just cast to them without a hook on the fly, count coup so to speak, there is going to be mortality. I'll likely continue to pick up, for a few seconds, with wet hands, a 20+ trout for a quick photo op but I'm not going to delude myself into thinking that every trout I release, no matter how carefully I did the release, is going to survive.