Welcome to Joe's WV Trout Blog! A lot of what you read here will be about issues facing West Virginia's trout and those of us who can’t seem to help chasing them and sticking hooks in their lips. Some of it will be philosophical, some will be serious, some will be humorous…Some entries will purely spout my sometimes overzealous points of view and others will be honest-to-God well researched articles. ALL of it will be strictly my own thoughts and opinions and will not necessarily reflect the views of any of the myriad organizations to which I belong or with whom I am affiliated. Occasionally I may invite in a guest blogger just to stir things up and offer different perspectives, but for the most part it will be my own rants and raves and the occasional wanderings of an idle flyfisherman’s brain. Which brings me to the next point…My personal focus as a trout fisherman is as a catch-and-release fly fisherman. I hold no animosity toward people who choose other tactics and tackle, and I have no problem with folks who keep trout for the table, as long as it’s legitimately for food and not for showing off, and as long as it’s within legal creel limits and regulations for the waters where they’re caught. I welcome the points of view from my spin- and bait-fishing brethren, but for the most part my own perspective is what you’ll get here.
Hopefully, this enterprise will evolve into something entertaining, enlightening and thought-provoking. I welcome your feedback. While this will not be an open message board type of forum, it is my sincere desire to spark some discussions that can be carried into other public venues. I believe that open, frank and honest discussion of issues—and sometimes even heated arguments—ultimately lead to solutions.
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