Extensive work — and lots of money — goes into raising trout in hatcheries to be used for stocking streams, rivers and lakes in the United States each year.Spring comes, and a young man’s fancy turns to trout?
What is it with trout? Can any of you tell me? I hope you can. How can something as simple as a fish swimming in the water – minding his own business, just being a fish – cause so much flap and controversy? I have observed this phenomenon for almost 40 years, and I still do not understand it.
For those unfortunate souls out there who do not fish and know not of what I speak, let me explain. In the fishing world there are many different groups, cults and sects. Some are quite different from others, some are basically harmless and some are downright crazy. In the fishing world, what church you go to often depends on the fish you seek.
Largemouth bass anglers usually have a shrine located in their yard, and they are very devoted to it. The shrine is large, expensive and sometimes causes problems of a domestic nature. It is sad, but you often see this with different faiths in the same family. The fishermen sometimes refer to this shrine as a “bass boat,” and at times they may actually pull it out of the yard, put it in the water and go fishing.
Muskie fishermen are equine of a completely different color. Muskies are sometimes known as the “fish of a thousand casts,” meaning you fish for days before you catch one (or not). Muskie fishermen are the hermit, unsociable types of the fishing community. They know their chance for success is low, but they don’t care – they go fishing anyway.