Why do some anglers catch & release?

There are many benefits aside from actually catching the fish. Being outside, enjoying nature, having alone time. I don’t keep fish because I don’t eat them. I enjoy catch and release for the sport, but love being connected to nature. Beyond that, it’s a mental challenge. I fish exclusively with lures, not live bait. It’s a challenge to find what works for the given circumstances. Can I adapt, based on my knowledge.

Some anglers take what they need . Some anglers are conservationists. And some anglers ruin it for everyone else .

I release bass fun to catch. Freezer full of catfish so I'm releasing them also now. Quit drinking and fishing actually helps me not think about it so fish daily. I live at the lake. Just wanna catch a monster 😆

I catch enough for a few nice meals We.always make a great dinner the first night and munch on leftovers the next day 1 bag makes the freezer . Never keep the big one #Catch. Picture .Release #

Fish aren't sage to eat anymore " everything everywhere is polluted.

Fishing is for fun and time in nature. Putting the fish back ensures fish in the future

Because if I want fish, I will go to a fish market and purchase it

Can’t safely eat the fish in a lot of rivers and areas.

I only keep fish I am going to eat but I love fishing so I use smooth hooks barbless so remover is easier and less painful I have caught many of the same fish year after year in the same hole that I caught them before and on the same bait fishing is relaxing and calming I prefer to fish alone to much because I don't drink and I don't smoke and people I would fish with do that crap and I prefer to travel deep in the backwood creeks where the wild fish are especially wild Brook trout yummy

I keep Striper bass and crappie to eat. I haven’t kept a bass in many years. I love to catch bass. Weigh them if they are big enough and take a photo. The reason I release them is I want them to grow and give someone else the pleasure of catching one of these beautiful creatures.