Would you fish if you had to release all fish?

[F250]

Yellow perch go into the pail. Legal Walleyes (lengths and limits) go into the live well. Trout and pike can go back into the water.

 

[hank4elk]

I used to fish. A lot.
My deal was if I didn't catch a limit in an hour ,the fishing was off. Let a lot of big fish go. Trout. 1/4 mi from the cabin.
Kept one big one to prove there were big ones and it was 10lbs at the house. Smoked that one with friends.

I live in NM now. I fished it for a couple years up north. I caught fish in the San Fransisco in 1963.
Have no idea where my fishing gear is anymore.
Ate some good walleye this week I traded for elk with my WI buddy.

 

[kiwi hunter]

Fish taste good, quick to cook, whats not to like.

 

[Highwood]

I do release lots of fish.
Way back when in MN before "catch and release"was even a thought.
I remember comments like.
" Let me get this straight, you throw back the big Walleyes and keep the small ones"?

Honestly!

 

[rjthehunter]

Just got done having a delecious meal of fish tonight!

 

[Bullshot]

I love eating fish. It keeps fishing more in tune with hunting, as it was meant to be.

So choosing to C&R - fine.

Being required to always C&R - no thanks.

Some snob, shaming me to C&R a legal fish if I want to keep and eat it - go do the anatomically impossible to yourself.