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Ethics
for
International
Fly fishers
by
John Ross |
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- Fly
fishers worldwide share a common bond. In the main, we are
all dedicated to enhancing the quality of the waters we
fish; the health of the query for which we fish; and the
knowledge and skill of ourselves and our colleagues.
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Further, we share these common values:
We practice and advocate catch and release angling. We take
no more fish than those required for an occasional meal.
Cameras, not creels, capture our trophies.
- We
do not litter or pollute the waters we fish, nor do we enter
private lands to fish unless first securing permission from
the owner.
- We
respect the rights of other anglers. We will not fish
another's pool unless invited to do so, and upon such
invitation, will endeavor to preserve as much of the host's
solitude as we would wish for ourselves.
- We
honor the species we seek by educating ourselves about their
lifecycles, habitats and diets. We refrain from placing
additional stress on fish populations pressured by spawning
cycle, vagaries of water flow and temperature, commercial
angling, disease, pollution or other adversity.
- We
obey both the letter and spirit of all laws governing our
quarry and the waters we fish.
- We
honor all those - guides and ghillies, captains and boatmen,
and river keepers and wardens - whose services enhance our
fishing experiences.
We actively support legislation that protects and improves
game fisheries, and we oppose that which will negatively
impact such fisheries.
- We
honor the customs and traditions of the countries where
resist and we fish imposing the mores appropriate on our
home waters.
- We seek
opportunities to introduce young people to our sport,
knowing that, without succeeding generations of fly fishers,
gains in the quality of water and fish populations will be
lost.
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