^ Totally agree with this. I never fished growing up and only got into fly fishing when I was 30+. I remember being intrigued by it in my early 20s but never making time for it until a friend asked me to go to an Orvis 101 class with him. Years later, I'm still into it and he quit.
I'm sure some might worry getting more people into it means more competition on the water, but it would also mean more advocates who could help fight for clean water and more access. A few months ago I was researching potential spots on Instagram and saw a teenager from DC who posted a photo of a brook trout he caught in Virginia on a trip with a school group and he mentioned in his comment he couldn't understand why people would want to fish for brookies because they are so small. Then once he went into the woods and did it for himself, his perspective completely changed. Really cool.
I think the way people talk about fishing could have an impact, too. I have a hard time imagining my wife, mom or sisters wanting to go out fishing with me if I said we'll be out there "ripping lips," for example.
On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 2:40:44 PM UTC-4, velazquez wrote:
Hm, interesting. I think a big chunk of it tbh is A) changing fashions(things are bound to move in and out of popularity) but I think the article is badly understating the disposable income and time component-not only do you have the cost of equipment but you have the time and energy cost of getting to where you go fishing(and a lot of younger people don't want or need a car, especially if you live in a major urban area with at least adequate public transit) or the time to find or go out to fishing spots/hire a guide depending on where you go. Most people don't know as much about fishing local spots, and the emphasis on destination fishing keeps people seeing it as something inaccessible to them.
On Sunday, August 18, 2019 at 10:03:50 AM UTC-4, namfos wrote:
Food for thought.
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