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Some tips to keep in mind for conserving our fishing waters for future generations 🌍
Have you heard of Florida’s Second Amendment sales tax holiday? 💸
A how-to on cooking fish over an open fire while camping 🔥

Leave No Trace.

You might not always come home with a full stringer, but you should always come home with your trash. Leaving no trace isn’t just for backpackers — anglers owe it to the water, the fish, and each other. A clean bank is just as satisfying as a clean cast, and believe it or not, good fishing etiquette is easier than you think.

Why It Matters

Every empty bottle, ball of line, or forgotten bait tub doesn’t just look bad — it can actually harm the very fish we’re all chasing. Birds tangle in discarded monofilament. Old bait attracts critters that don’t belong. And a shoreline that smells like last week’s gas station burrito isn’t exactly the kind of wilderness experience most of us dream about.

Simple Rules For Every Trip

Pack It In, Pack It Out. Snack wrappers, cans, and worm tubs don’t belong on the bank. If you brought it, you can carry it back.
Tame The Line Monster. Pocket your cut-offs instead of leaving them for birds or turtles to wrestle with.
Clean Fish Smart. If you’re cleaning your catch on-site, return guts and entrails to the same water you caught it from. It feeds the ecosystem and keeps the shoreline from smelling like a science experiment gone wrong.
Respect The Water. Dumping coffee, leftover bait, or anything else into the lake or river? Don’t. Fish are picky enough already without you flavoring their home like a soup pot.
Quiet Counts. Sound travels across water. Sometimes the loudest thing you can bring is respect for the moment.

The Bonus Round: Good Karma

Here’s the kicker: even if you get skunked, picking up one extra piece of trash earns you a different kind of trophy. That simple act makes the spot better for the next angler, healthier for the fish, and cleaner for the wildlife that call it home. Call it karma, call it paying it forward, call it whatever you like — but don’t be surprised if that good deed pays you back on your next trip with a fish of a lifetime.

Because at the end of the day, fishing isn’t just about what you take home — it’s about what you leave behind. And if what you leave behind is nothing, well, that can be the best catch of all.

🎣 IN THE FIELD

This is an entertaining watch - a professional fly fisherman reacting to depictions of fly fishing in movies:

Florida anglers and outdoorsmen just scored a fall bonus—Governor DeSantis announced a Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday from September 8 through December 31, 2025. That means no sales tax on hunting, fishing, camping gear—and for the first time ever, firearms, ammo, bows, and crossbows get the tax-free treatment too.
Almost 3 million views so far of these bodybuilders trying to reel in goliath grouper 😭: