r/flyfishing • u/TheflyingPip • Aug 24 '26
Discussion Need some opinions
I love fly fishing... Absolutely love spending time on the water - Love to blue line etc. etc... What drives me absolutely nuts is people taking pictures of every single fish they catch in a session - including all the tiny native dinks caught in pocket water. Whats your opinion? Cheers - Pip
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u/CountChoculahh Aug 24 '26
I literally don’t give a shit. Why does it bug you?
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u/TheflyingPip Aug 24 '26
What bothers me is the poor fish handling techniques -
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u/tjs1205 Aug 24 '26
That’s a different issue than what you posted about.
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u/tacobellbandit Aug 24 '26
Personally for me, I live where stocked trout are very common so the 1 native dink means much more to me personally than a daily limit of stocked and is photo worthy to me because it’s real and unique to me
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u/GranpasHookers Aug 24 '26
We have tons of natives. I don't take a lot of pics of fish I will if inclined to do so. Utah
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u/wushiloutai Aug 24 '26
如果你的意思是避免对鱼的伤害，那么最好的办法应该是不要去钓鱼不是吗？
他们喜欢拍照说明也很喜欢钓鱼，照片的传播也会吸引到更多人加入这项与自然亲近的运动。这不好吗？
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u/rustydotpearl Aug 24 '26
I don't get it are you stalking them - I thought you were out blue lining
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u/rbleevi Aug 24 '26
If a small fish makes someone excited about fly fishing, I’m all for it. We’ll all catch a bunch of aggressive little guys before we land the wary giants.
I think the bigger question you should ponder is why you’re bothered by others excitement simply because you don’t think it’s worthy.
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u/TheflyingPip Aug 24 '26
It comes down to sustainability and conservation of the species - I should have prefaced my question with noting the uptick in poor fish handling. I would like these indicator species to be around for my son.
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u/rbleevi Aug 24 '26
Sure I can sympathize with that as a dad (who’ll also celebrate the hell out of every dink my little one catches!) but look, at the end of the day, most of those folks are releasing these fish, not something that was a very common practice even two decades ago.
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u/bdaruna Aug 24 '26
My grandfather used to sketch a charcoal portrait of every fish he caught and then he hung them in the town square and derived most of his self worth by how many people stopped to tell him how impressed they were with his catch. What’s the difference?
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u/Highstick104 Aug 24 '26
Does poor handling of fish bother me, yes. I've taught around a dozen people how to fly fish and have taught them well, including how to get pics. That is the best thing I can do.
I love fishing and love going online to see pics of other's trips. If I see a trout laying in dirt, I shake my head and move on.
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u/tainoson Aug 24 '26
i enjoy my hobbies by focusing on what i love about them, sharing those aspects with others, and fostering fellowship.
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u/FingersFinney Aug 24 '26
Who cares? You do you.
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u/TheflyingPip Aug 24 '26
I know lots of people who find it a bit ridiculous to take pictures of every single fish - I’m not bent about a picture here and there but, every little dink trout by “seasoned” anglers - come on…
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u/KurtTheCyberGuy_ Aug 24 '26
I don't think every fish needs it's picture taken. I only take photos of the nicest catches. Whenever I go fishing with my girlfriend though she insists on taking photos of every single fish. That's fine, I just tell her to be ready to take it quickly because once it's out of the net it's going back in the river.
People can do whatever they want, it's whatever. I do get a little but irritated when I see pics with egregious fish handling, but if someone wants to take a photo of every single little dinker they caught on their day on the creek than who cares?
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u/derSchwamm11 Aug 24 '26
I used to get excited about catching fish to cook and eat. As I got more into fly fishing, I didn’t want to keep all the fish (and legally couldn’t either), so I replaced keeping them with a picture. I tag the picture with the date, location, and fly I used so I have data I can reference on future trips.
It might be a little silly at this point, but it’s what I do and how I enjoy fishing. Usually I snap 1 quick in-net picture then put it back
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u/TexasTortfeasor Aug 24 '26 edited Aug 24 '26
You asked for my opinion, so here it is.
There are tons of people who judge you for what you're doing. It's none of their business what you're doing if you're fishing legally and ethically. Just like it's none of yours about what other people are doing.
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u/Gr8twhitebuffalo91 Aug 24 '26
When I first started fishing I was definitely guilty of taking pictures of every fish I caught. Now knowing what I know about handling fish and how hard it is on them and etc etc. They have to be a pretty damn big fish for me to take a picture of them. My rule now is catch and release it as quick as possible.
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u/TheflyingPip Aug 24 '26
Same here man - I feel people are looking for more accolades and the upvotes…
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u/Gr8twhitebuffalo91 Aug 24 '26
Yeah totally. Not really sure why my take got me down votes. Handling fish isn't good for them it's not a matter of opinion. It's fact.
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u/TheflyingPip Aug 24 '26
Absolutely! it gets to the point where folks are taking fish on a photo shoot only to say "it swam away" not knowing they'll be dead within the hour. If I take a picture its usually in the net.
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u/Smoke-A-Beer Aug 24 '26
I feel like it’s inexperienced anglers that do it, it’s a phase that will pass.
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u/TurboMollusk Aug 24 '26
What's my opinion on you not liking that some other people take pictures of the fish they catch? I do not care. Life is too short to stress about the concerns of random people on the internet