America has a long history and love affair with fishing

The story of sport fishing is woven through the country’s history, evolving from a means of survival into a cherished outdoor tradition and cornerstone of fish and wildlife conservation.
The first European settlers found rivers so crowded with Atlantic salmon, shad, striped bass, and sturgeon that they seemed inexhaustible. Indigenous peoples had harvested these waters for thousands of years, using fish weirs, nets, bone hooks, and spears while developing an intimate understanding of seasonal fish movements.

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