Quote Originally Posted by BadBug View Post
Nice catch Dave. Love your photos. Fifty-one species so far this year -- impressive. My lifetime number of species is assuredly way less than that. Dennis
I've always enjoyed catching a variety, but my list was fairly stagnant for a long time. Until I moved from Iowa to Missouri. Lots more opportunities here, and I've picked up quite a few more from fishing in Arkansas, and last year's trip to south Florida. Its not everyone's idea of fun, but I keep learning about more fish I'd never even heard of before. It's fascinating! There are non-flyfishers who are life-listers, trying to catch as many species as they can also. They have a lot of knowledge and often a willingness to share it. It's very much like birdwatching, always trying to find species that you hadn't seen before. Its nice that fish can be caught, appreciated, and released. I'm not saying every fish needs to be released, its just nice to have that option. We can interact without killing what we wish to interact with.