Freshwater Fishing In North America

How long have people been fishing, not only for fun, but as a source of food? The answer, thousands of years. “Egyptian artwork from 2000 B.C. shows people fishing” ( Hopkins 6). It is surprising, yet understandable knowing that even ancient people fished. It would have been an easy source of food. The lakes, rivers, streams were all full of a diverse population of fish, which would have made fish an easy meal to catch and eat. The Egyptians were the first people to begin fishing, so the population of the fish in the waters would have nothing to stop them from growing at a rate that would make the fish have to fight for food. They would bite anything that would touch the water, for example, “fish learn by trial and error what is edible
They can be used in rivers, lakes, and streams. According to Nishikant Gupta, fishermen try to catch various types of freshwater fish, and freshwater pertains to streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes (7). Many anglers fish in freshwater because it is more accessible, and fishing in the ocean with a pole, due to the fact that a boat is generally used in fishing in the ocean. Fishing from a bank of a lake, or a river, or even a stream with a pole is certainly the best option. “Freshwater fishing is one of the North America’s most popular sports” (5), and using a pole is a prime way to fish. Rivers, lakes, and streams are the three main types of freshwater bodies of water that anglers use to
Lakes can be broken down into two main categories, the first being man-made, and the second being natural lakes. Man-made lakes are usually created by a regular or hydroelectric dams. The backup of the water creates very deep pools that are going to make fishing with anything other than a pole much more difficult. Some lakes can be a few hundred feet deep, and nets do not reach down far enough to catch the fish and using a spear or hand are both certainly not even an option due to the location of the fish. Poles are able to hold hundreds of feet of line to reach very deep areas such as lakes. Natural lakes, which are naturally formed, are much different from man-made lakes. Each natural lake is unique and has different features and sizes (Oster 16). Since natural lakes are naturally formed, some of them are not very deep, and the bottom of the lakes can have large amounts of debris upon which a net or a diver fishing with a spear could get hung. Although a hook could also get caught in the debris from the lakes, it is much easier to replace a hook and some line than to replace a huge, costly net and obviously it is impossible to replace someone's life due to the danger of diving with thick debris. Poles are the best when fishing in all kinds of lakes, big or