Now most of you who know me know that I typically catch and release all of my fish. However, when I go to Eagle Lake, once a year, I like to keep one or two of the trout that I catch. On this trip, I wanted to give my son good odds on landing a fish so I fished with barbed hooks. Being a devout fly fisher I only used flies for trolling behind a boat. We landed a couple of fish and kept them not only because of the damage done by the barbed hook and the length of time that it took my seven year old son to land the fish but because those fish are so darned tastety.
Now, I'm affraid, the damage is done. I've turned him into a fish slayer. I don't know if I'll ever be able to change him from catch and keep to catch and release, like our fathers did for us
I can only hope that he sees the light and releases all of his fish instead of being weak, like his old man who keeps a fish or two a year.
Fish Slayer Senior, Louie
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