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Article: Catch-And-Release Method About More Than Fish
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
- Article date:
- April 26, 2001
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TROUT BUMS AT LARGE
When people hear that I'm a fisherman, they often have a
misconception about what I'm doing on the river. More than once
Randal has said to me, "You know, people think we are drinking up
here." Although we fish a lot, we never bring home any fish.
I think most people think that I'm sitting on the bank of the
river drinking beer while I listen for the bell attached to my
fishing line. Although I enjoy a good drink as much as anyone, I
never drink when I'm fishing - and I never put a bell on my flyrod.
I haven't killed a trout in years. The trout bums are catch-and-
release fishermen. Some people, especially older people, can't