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. The good news is that he is probably done trout fishing for the year and as we speak just sat down to watch Jimmy Houston and drink a beer. Navigate the content of this site with this pull-down selection menu. The Steelhead Site All Rights Reserved.