Kyler Slama
Period-8
Score- Fishing
Kyler Slama
Period-8
Score- Fishing Many people enjoy getting out doors and going fishing and some base their whole life upon it. There are many people who love to fish and fish every moment possible. Many people risk their life while fishing because they love it that much. “Just getting to the water was a problem. Every now and then a child fell into the spillway and was sucked downstream to drown, and be fished out miles later.” Children die doing the fishing by the spillway but they still do it anyways. People love the changing of the seasons of fishing. “ In reality it is not possible to draw a line and say one kind of fishing becomes another.” There are many different seasons of fishing such as ice fishing season, middle of summer, which is more walleye,spring which is more bass, and fall which is also bass fishing. The memories made fishing are some of the best in life.”I remember being with my friends in the canoe, rowing through the glassy water. Those were some of the best memories.” The time you spend with your family and friends is something that you will
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When you have to learn what bait to use for a certain fish or what color based on the water clarity and water pressure it becomes hard to be good.”The hook had to be swung in a large arc upstream to where the water pounded out of the spillway.” The way you have to cast is a complicated art form you have to perfect. When fishing you have to deal with the fact you can’t fish some places.”Once or twice a day the warden comes by with knife and cuts the lines and lets the hooks fall into the water and tells us if he catches us there again, he will arrest us, but we know he is only saying that to scare us and when he is gone second hooks come out, or third or fifth-however many it takes” When you fish illegally you can lose your license to fish for over a year. Which is a big deal to many
Diving into the book I found that Paul Greenberg takes his readers on a journey starting from when he was just a boy and enjoyed the simple act of casting a baited-line into the water and waiting for a fish to latch onto the hook. “By the summer of 1981, I had a boat...and several thousand square miles of sea for my own use.” (3) After being hooked by Greenberg’s opening story, I learned that the four fish from the title of the book are salmon, sea bass, cod, and tuna. These four fish are on almost every seafood restaurant's menu. The book only has about six traditional chapters but four of them are dedicated to a single fish from the list mentioned before. Regardless, the book is still over two hundred pages long because Greenberg goes so in-depth with the story of each fish.
Since three-forth of the world is composed of bodies of water, it’s natural that a great number of people rely on fishing for their livelyhood or just for their recreation needs. There are numerous of fish species swimming under the lakes, seas, ponds, and rivers. Most anglers consider fishing as the delight in their purpose-driven life, a sport, as they say.
"When a trout rising to a fly gets hooked on a line and finds himself unable to swim about freely, he begins with a fight which results in struggles and splashes and sometimes an escape. Often, of course, the situation is too tough for him."
In the Maclean family, fly-fishing was portrayed as the link that brought the father closer to his two sons. Not only did the family strongly believe in their Presbyterian values, but they believed that fly-fishing was an important way to release their frustrations and just relax together every Sunday after church. In Norman Maclean’s novella, A River Runs Through It, a sport that started out as a hobby transformed into a tradition that brought discipline and structure into a family that seemed as though they would never be able to get along. In everyone’s life there is one activity that brings him or her these same feelings and emotions, it is just up to them to find it.
The issue of Maine lobster fishing is an ideal case illustrating the challenge of the "tragedy of the commons", since the lobsters belong to no one until caught. They have been harvested commercially in New England (the "birthplace" of the nation’s fisheries) since the 1800’s. At that time, they "were so plentiful they could be caught by hand or, with less hazard (because the average lobster was so large), with a gaff, a pole with a large hook stuck in the end" (Formisano, 13).
In the late 1990s fishermen were getting stressed and many of them turned in their boats. This is because the government made new rules and regulations for the fishing industry. These rules are supposed to help endangered fish, although some are not helping at all. The government allows small boat fishermen to catch only 500 pounds of cod per day and requires them to toss any extra overboard before they reach shore.
My friend had invited me along with him and his family to the ocean. It was vacation for the family, but for him and me it was the beginning of a week of serious business. We had an obsessive hobby to pursue. As avid and long-term freshwater fisherman, we were thrilled by the thought of catching those large and exotic saltwater fish we had seen on television a billion times before. Yet little did we expect there to be such vast differences between our freshwater fishing and the saltwater fishing, which we were about to pursue. We learned through trial and much error that in order to have a successful saltwater fishing experience we had to make adjustments to all the freshwater tackle, tactics, and gear we knew.
“Just show me the tackle and give me some bait. Then watch me go fishing, the rest can wait.” Fishing is one of my favorite things to do. It is catching a fish for either food or simply for fun. You can do it by yourself to enjoy the peace and quiet or fish with others to pass the time. Many people think fishing is an old man's sport but I think of it differently. It has helped to form my values, most importantly patience.
Two friends go out for lunch to their usual favorite sushi restaurant. They are seated and given their menus, they knew they were going to get their usual but noticed the prices have increased. Prices have gone up, and some replaced with imitation fish meat, since the last time they ate there. What might have caused this? Due the demand of fish, the price for them also increases. It’s a simple supply and demand logic, but not only is it due to the demand for these fish, it can also be due to their rareness. Over-fishing can cause what is rare and which fish species isn’t. Commercial fishing may cause fish species to go extinct, or bring in new types of fish to take the place of the other fish. In tuna we
In this quote it shows that the old man is a teacher he wants to teach the boy many things about the art of fishing. This quote reflects on the fact that the old man does not fish for money he fishes for pride, He fishes because he likes to be on the ocean feeling the waves and being out in the open. When the old man kills a fish he kills it with respect, he loves the fish when it's alive and when it's dead. In asking this question of the boy the old man
These images depict some of the harsh cruelties of the fishing industries. Nixon’s work can be directly applied to the fishing industry as he emphasizes that slow violence encompasses “inattention to calamities that are slow and long lasting” (6). Overfishing is an astronomical issues that is the result of slow violence. Due to rapid fishing rates marine ecosystems do not have time to repopulate and replenish. Over time this results in the destruction of habitats and resources.
Fishing tests your patience; if you want to catch a fish, you’re going to have to wait. I dip my feet into the icy water of the river and wait, wait, wait. I feel relaxed, surrounded by nature, but the air around me is also buzzing with the excitement. Goats graze on the grass that grows atop the rocky cliff across from me, and a gentle breeze whispers through the ivy that drapes over it. My hands are gripped tightly around my rod, ready to reel up my first catch, ready for the weight of a monster fish, ready for anything. Out of nowhere, I feel the slightest tug on my line and see a flash of rainbow scales beneath the water. I see my fishing rod bending with weight, which could mean only one thing: FISH ON! I begin to reel it in, inch by inch. The trout flies out of the water, glistening as the setting sun reflects off of its scales. The sky is ablaze, full of different shades of magenta, orange, and scarlet. It was as if an artist had painted the sky with the skillful strokes of their paintbrush. I hear my parents gasp with awe behind me. The first
Fishing is an escapist an opportunity for thoughtful reflection and avenue for
Bluegill Fishing When bluegill fishing, really big bluegills are rougher to find than trout and harder to catch than bass. Although small bluegills are a pushover, locating and catching their slab-sided elders can involve solving some tricky problems. Bluegill, sunny and panfish are just a few of the names given to this scrappy fighter. Catching bragging-sized limits of this colorful fish takes know-how and skill. I will attempt to define some of the toughest problems in bluegill fishing, and to present effective solutions.
Like anyone else on his or her first time doing something, Kim acted like a fool, constantly tangling the line and snagging the hook on rocks. However, his failures did not deter him but only encouraged him to keep trying. After numerous fishing trips, Kim could finally properly cast the fishing line, but the hook received not even the slightest nibble. Once again, he blocked out frustration and persevered to teach himself fishing techniques, such as how to identify where fish are likely to swim or how to properly read the water. “Fishing is kind of like solving a puzzle,” Kim says.