Gotta catch em all...

 

 



The same compulsive nature that led me to complete my Pokedex when I was eight was triggered when I first read about the California Fishing Passport.  I didn't have an opportunity to go fishing before I reached adulthood, but when I finally did I found that I couldn't stop thinking about traveling to new areas and seeing exactly what I could pull out of the water.



Catfishing in Big Bear during the 2012 Perseids

Thankfully, my then girlfriend and now wife didn't clash with my new hobby/obsession.  In fact, she will go fishing with me whenever I want to as long as I pack all the gear, set up her rod, and remove the hooked fish because they are apparently too disgusting to handle directly.  At first, I spent a while aimlessly catching trout, crayfish and panfish around Southern California before I discovered the Passport program which gave me a tremendous boon: a semi-viable reason to travel and fish more...which I have been doing, but in all the rush and fun of bringing in a catch I will often forget to take a picture of the fish before I release it.

Depending on whether or not you like mackarel, this is either a good or a bad haul.

Enter this blog.  I'm starting with a fresh passport and I will henceforth target any fish that I have not posted on this blog.  This should keep me focused and hopefully give a little direction for anyone else attempting to catch 'em all...