My son the fisherman! Any fishermen out there?

I am a diverse fisherman. I go fishing, lobstering, shellfish digging, and ice fishing. Lobstering and shellfish digging are for work but fishing and ice fishing are for fun. I personally throw them back as well, mainly because I fish for fun, not food. If you take a picture of your fish it is just as proving that you caught than if you kept it. Plus, if everyone kept their fish, then eventually small ponds and streams would be rid of their fish and would ruin other fisherman's fun or sport.

Your son is not a fisherman but he is an angler. There is a lot of difference between fisherman and angler. Fisherman catch fish for a living. They will use any method as long as they can catch fish to be sell and earn money. Fisherman need the fish to help them survive. Angler is a person that fishing as a hobby. Angler usually release the fish back and igf they keep, they will keep only one for the dining table. I have a friends that willing to spends thousands of dollars to fishing in the deep sea but they didn't kept they fish. instead they release it. When ask, they said they are anglers not a fisherman. So keep in your mind, your son is an angler and not a fisherman.

I only went fishing twice with my friends when I was in secondary school, I think it's fun and relaxing, but I am not really a fisherman, because I don't think I can sit down there for hours without talking or doing something else. I do think it's fine for your son to put the fish back to the pond, I suppose the main purpose for him to fish is to enjoy the fishing, but not having the fish. Sometimes, I think some people fish not because they want to get the fish. Did you ask your son the question? How did he answer you?

so nice of your son........I think fishing is his passion ,his hobby and not his need.... Obviously your son is a kind hearted person who has pity for animals and would not want have guilt of committing crime of murder of an innocent fish and that is why he keeps putting them back into the pond. I would suggest that you should leave him alone with his fishing and instead you can go to market and bring some nice fish and make nice fish curry for him I love fish too........Have nice day.

hi ctrymziklver wow where have you been? hatley here. I wonder if he thinks its unkind to the fish to keep them and eat them even though he loves seafood. It may be that he has a hang up about eating what he catches. It is easy to eat fish that someone else caught and cleaned as it has nothing to do with you, but if he feels sorry for the fish he will throw it back in, kids can be very tender hearted in spite of their other antics. Thats way kids are so great as we' never know just what to expect of them.

Does your son also spend time reading about fishing as well? The practice he is doing is called catch and release. This is used to make sure that our fisheries are sustained for future generations. Sometimes though catch and release is taken to far and too many fish end up in a body of water and the fish become stunted over time. This is simply because there are more fish than there is food for them to eat. In all fairness though I think your son should bring you home a few fish every now and then...I'm with you, I love seafood.

My son does the very same thing! And I don't know why...I think they just enjoy the sport and aren't worried about the other side of it....and they want to keep the fish around so they will be there for the next time!

Well, it sounds like he is like me. I just enjoy fishing (haven't for some time though) and this was one way I could relax. Every fish I caught was thrown back as I didn't want to kill them. I know it sounds silly but I really loved just sitting around taking in the peacefullness of nature and enjoying the thrill of the hunt, lol! I loved it when I would catch them but just didn't have it in my heart to keep them.