Fishing has been a part of my life from a young age. As a kid, I never caught anything, other than a child's fishing pole at a lake. This image is from 1968 of the pole that I "caught."
A few years ago, I lived the life of adventure. One of the few women that engaged in ocean sport fishing in Fort Bragg, California. It was not an easy sport. The boots were for balancing against the waves. The pink life jacket, while adorable, would be useless if one fell into the ocean and only if they fished you out right away. The fingerless camo gloves were for handling the fishing line and electric reel. There was also blood, bait, and fish bent on biting you.
I have never been on a fishing party boat. That is where a captain has rented his vessel to take a group out ocean sport fishing. Most popular are the salmon runs (when deemed open by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife), and bottom fishing.
Worthy of mention is a group I discovered when I volunteered at the Summer Spectacular last month.
Project Pick Up Fishing Line - a Facebook page dedicated to awareness and education about the dangers fishing gear has on wildlife. The group's displayed lures were found mainly IN TREES in the surrounding counties.
Since I have many years of experience in the sport (and I am good at it), it would be a shame if I never went fishing again. We will see what life has in store.🚢
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