Why Do You Fish

Very excellent replies. And, I can relate to all of them in some way or another. But, one reason that I haven’t heard mentioned is that I like to eat fish. It’s the same thing with duck hunting, grouse hunting, deer hunting, turkey hunting, and fishing. There is something about harvesting sustinence from nature, preparing it, and then consuming it. It brings me to the center of my primal being. A good beer or glass of wine to wash it down never hurts either.

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It is one of two ways that I can get MR Trumar’s attention

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Gotta be for the cookies!

I can relate to all the comments from all of you. I am 75 and very seldom sick with any viruses. Don’t take a ton of pills. I beleive that the river is the best medicine we can have. My son Herb says to keep it going mom. That is what keeps you going. During the summer I am there nearly every day. I could live there and make it my home. Of course I’ve done a lot of hunting and trapping in my days so enjoy all of mother nature every day I’m out there.

All good replies and I agree with everyone of them. Thanks Dad, Mom and Grandma for getting me hooked when I was a youngster

I can not get enough time on the river whether it be fishing or just taking in the sites while on the water.

And I also heard….Stuart is still hungry

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Stuart is still hungry

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It all comes back to washing his hands and the taste of beets.

For me, that question (which is a good one by the way) is like asking me why I breath or my heat beats? It’s just a basic instinct, really a question we are endlessly puzzled how someone could even ask-much like, “why do you hunt?”. My earliest memories are of fishing and that drive, enjoyment, wanting to learn has never wained.
One of the reasons I did not become a professional ski instructor as a fulltime job was I saw too many of my friends turn what they loved into a job.

Somethings are ment to be kept pure and innocent for the enjoyment of just doing-not wrecked with some type of gain.
In CaddyShack, Chevy Chase was a great golfer-but never kept score-just did not matter to him.

Some people are puzzled how I can catch a 10lb walleye and then after a quick pic, release it and just get back to fishing and be happy with 3 pounders all day. The reality is that 10lber was just another fish in a line of many yet to be caught.
Keep it fun and keep it good.

Jeremy

I’ve always loved to fish and did many times with my Dad during my younger years. After getting married and raising a family and all that goes along with that there just wasn’t time to nurture it further until the boys grew up and got the heck out on their own. Their passion along with fishing was more into sports though which I was involved in with them.

After moving to La Crosse 11 years ago and then meeting up AGAIN with Bret Clark when he moved up a couple years after that, I was able to begin again to spend more time with what my wife now calls my “passion”. I’d like to say that Bret has taught me everything I know but I think there have been a few things I have led him astray on, I mean taught him.

Now I have time, a boat again and a good friend to share time in a boat with – and my wife even goes with me once in a while – and learned how to drive the boat. Just wish my Dad and Father in Law were still alive so I could return the favor and take them out on the river once in a while. I know they would love it.

I have to pretty much agree with everyone. Theres just something about the water that is so relaxing. Its you and Gods creation out there. Doesn’t get any better than that.
Thanks, Bill

hunting and fishing is not what I do it’s who I am. The need to pursue and harvest whether it be mushrooms or moose has been woven into my dna by thousands of years of sucsessful ancesters.

I was going to answer the other day but I ran out of time. Fishing is an addiction for me. I think Brad Paisley’s sone “Im Gonna Miss Her” say it all for me. Thank God my wife like to fish too! I just crave the tick, chomp, thump… on the other end of the line. It also keeps me on my toes. I have to keep learning to become better and find fish I want to try to catch.

Great Question!!

Russ

Easy……I fish for the thump

Gotta go with Cpetey on this one. Prior to finding this site I would have harvested every big fish I caught…not that there were that many… I have become aware of conservation as a result…which is good. But I love eating fish. So when I am out…I will keep a meal or two when I go…IF I have a chance to. The big point of this statement is I only get out once every 2-4 weeks for most parts in summer. So…if my boy likes to eat bluegills that we catch…I am going to keep a meal!! I also would have kept a wall hanger the second it hit the boat previously. Now…measure and get a replica… …Looks just as good and it last longer!! I don’t preach conservation to people who fish with me. They fish less than I do. I teach my kids to let them swim another day so we can catch them again!! jmo.