"Do you have a fishing license?" Topic

I don't.

Yes, I enjoy fly fishing.

No…my Dad and my middle brother are outdoorsmen, me and Mrwigglesworth aren't. Living on Lake Erie Dad took me out on occation
Walleye fish…not my thing. He did buy me a 'banana flip' at a bait shop about 45 years ago….my favorite fishing trip memory…..

Fishing for what?

Did you mean to write phishing?

No. I found out you can buy fish at the store.

Yes – I've just renewed it for the coming season.

Not a fisherman.

Yep. Usually wind up with a couple of states worth each year.

No.

Yes, from 1978.

No, can't stand fishing.

Didn't realise I needed one to go to the fishmonger……

Oh week you live and learn…..

Will take the fish fingers back on Monday…

No, I have the patience for a great many things, but sitting and waiting for a fish to bite on my line isn't one of them.

Grelber

My wife loves fish and got a bright idea we would go catch them instead of buying them from the store. The price for the fishing permits was outrageous so we forgot that idea.

My Brother-In-Law has a fish pond in his Japanese garden stocked with Khoi(Sp?) which are essentially big Carp or overgrown goldfish. Except they cost hundreds of dollars each depending on size. So we go up for a visit and he is showing the wife and I the garden and the fish pond when she gets all excited seeing big fish swimming about. "Oh, I would eat that one!" she exclaims and I thought the man would faint.

Fly Fishing is much like the Zen of painting.
Process vs Result. There is value in both.

do I need one for wargaming?

Not at this moment but in the past yes.

Tony

You need a licence to fish!!!???

I've never been into fishing myself. Was at school with a couple of lads who used to go fishing a lot. Neither of them had a licence…

I had one when I was much younger, but I never had to take it out of my wallet. Now I fantasize about having a boat on the lake and having an authority officer trying to search for anything related to fishing. I gave it up after never wanting to eat anything I caught.

I don't, but I have a gamer friend who is just into
fly fishing so I suppose he has one…

It still astonishes me that you need a licence to fish…its like a licence to watch telly or the old radio licences…so 19th century!

Fishing is a hobby enjoyed by many, though not by me!

I did every year since I was 18 until the last couple of years.

Yes

No. Fishing requires going Outside, and Outside is where the Apocalypse happens.

Fishing is great. A shady tree, cooler of beer, nice breeze and a lawn chair. Oh and don' forget the most important part. Don't bait the hook.

No – if I want fish I'll visit a store!

Certainly do.

Not currently, but frequently do.

Prices for fishing licenses here, like many other licenses, have been made rather exorbitant by the governmental authorities.

Yes, luckily for me most states give military nice discounts on fishing license.

Yes, ever since the grand children were old enough to go. Now if I can just get them to bait their own hooks…

No! Leave the fish alone! What did they ever do to you?

Absolutely not. Most of my family loved fishing when I was growing up, but it was incredibly boring to me. While the rest of the family fished, I usually just shot cottonmouths whenever they raised their heads up. When I ran out of cottonmouths, I just shot my brothers' bobbers to bring the fishing to an end, so that we could go home.

No as most of my fishing is deep sea fishing-no license required.

Yes and love to fish from my kayak

Not anymore. I used to go to local lakes and rivers with my buddy or my father all the time; but one moved off and the other passed away. For the past ten years, I have only occasionally fished in the pond on my in-laws' land.

Years back, when I worked at my dad's sporting good store, I sold hundreds of fishing (and hunting) licenses.

Yes.

@Mike Target – fishing licenses (a) pay for fish and wildlife conservation and (b) facilitate enforcement.

I got a license for my pet fish, Eric. He's an 'alibut.

Yes and just went fishing this morning.

Proper fishing does not require a license. A pole? Yes. A tackle box? Sure. A hook? Optional. A good book? A necessity.

Kick back, read the book – and when someone comes by and asks, say, "Quiet, you'll disturb the fish" and then glance at your pole and return to your book.

The tackle box has lunch in it, by the way.

No

Tell that to the park ranger, as they arrest you, and seize your vehicle to put up for auction, in the P.R.C..

Some pals & I often spear fish on The Great Barrier Reef.

Sharks you say? Sure but I have a rule.
Keep your friends close and your anemones closer.

facilitate enforcement

Damn Revenoors!

Yep, usually in multiple states.

DM

No, and the reason is I really do not like eating fish.

No, however I have run Cod War participation games at a number of wargamers shows in the UK over the last 20 years or so.

Ice fishing. Just one more step on the road to alcoholism. 🍺

No sir. Never fished at all.

Erik