Take a moment and think back to your youth. There are many milestones that we all remember, our first day at school, our first kiss, and the first fish we caught
For the majority of us, whether we choose to still pursue the sport of fishing, we have been fishing and have caught a fish at least once in our life. One can vividly recall the tug on the line, the excitement of knowing something that lives in a world unbeknown and foreign to us, a world under water, had succumbed to the attraction of our bait, or lure and was now locked to us through our fishing line. Recall how the handle of the reel was furiously turned so that a view of the fish can be seen and what a moment of joy, success and accomplishment it was to see the magnificent fish that we caught. Ah, yes the first. Now recall the moment when we held the fish in our hands and removed the hook from its mouth. Invariably, we turned to our parent, or other elder that took us on our first fishing adventure. What the majority of us did next is perhaps, regrettably, forgotten. What we did next was to look at our father, or elder and ask a simple question, “Can I Keep it?“
Much is written on the topic of conservation of our natural resources. Each genre of fishing has its own conservation cause celebe. Whether it be those that seek the bonefish amongst the dwindling population, or the sport fisherman of the Gulf of Mexico and the recent devastation caused by the horrific Deepwater Horizon drilling rig disaster and oil leak, or trout fisherman and bass fisherman who are drastically loosing a battle to save precious freshwater resources from exploitation. We all have one thing in common. It is that phrase that we first spoke upon catching our first fish; “Can I keep it?”
KUDOS TO SALT RIVER TUBING & RECREATION (ARIZONA) for sponsoring their Salt River Tubing Litter Free Heros. These guys clean up the litter YOU leave, so make it easy and pack out what you bring in. Thanks guys for a job well done!
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