Monday, May 5, 2008

Catch and Release

Now that the fishing season is upon us, we review the fishing laws and find that there is a quota on Rainbow Trout. This year, while we may continue to fish to our heart's content we are legally allowed to keep only two. This is a very sensible addendum to the rules and regs as it allows for greater conservation/preservation of the aquatic world without taking anything away from the sport. I think that it might be beneficial to the conservation/preservation of our species if a quota was an addendum to the dating rules and regs that exist under the fishing umbrella. Consider how well it could work out if our quota of keepers was one! This new quota might scare some, and may be perceived as prohibitive upon first reading, but as you become used to the new lay of the land/sea?you will be gratified to realize that there is absolutely no reason not to continue to engage in the hunt, oops fishing experience. You will feel a sense of pride and accomplishment as your adherence to the quota supports conservation/preservation of the human world. Over time you will become masters of finesse and experts at catch and release.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

catch & release has been the mantra
of all true "sport" fishermen/persons
for several years now ...in keeping with the new environmental consciousness of course.
One merely keeps the keeper ,after having fondled the returns...hence the name "sport fishing."

(Maybe that's where the moniker "sportin' life " came from...I loves you Porgy {in dulcet tones})

One could easily be accused of being a good sport.

Stock and Trade said...

If a good sport is an honest sport then there are no negatives only "plenty o' nuttin'", which is as it should be, medeful musings not withstanding.