It was not meant as harrasement or anything. I just wanted to find out how others felt about this. There does seem to be some difference of thought between the species of fish. I think JT is right, I would feel guilty taking any bass, but not guilty taking a male steelhead, probably would never take a limit of browns. About rough fish, I enjoy eating sheepshead, and I often fish for carp and release them even though they are not comparable to a bass or a trout.
Carp are sort of a surplus, but do more good than harm.
I didn't find the statement as harassment at all, but you do have to put into thought that if that guy was a bass fisherman then he probably was just finding something to do until the bass fishing warms up and may not be back for another harvest for the whole year. A fit or tantrum would probably be the result. But atleast he is probably done for the year now. Navigate the content of this site with this pull-down selection menu. The Steelhead Site All Rights Reserved.