Me Too.....our Trout Season opens April 1st, I have'nt went fishing for them in years, there just too small and stupid and not very good eating. I personally dont like the taste of Trout, there too Fishy Tasting and like you said Pretty.
I do however like to fish the bigger creeks for Steelhed and Browns and Rainbows, I keep mabey less than 1% of what I catch and let the Big Breeders go and enjoy the fight but keep a few small for the Smoker.
I also gave up Turkey Hunting, I know a-lot of you Love Turkey Hunting, but them buggers ar'nt that good eating either. I killed many a Big Longbeard, I used to love Turkey Season. But after taking a bunch of 23-25lbers with 11-12" Beards and 1 1/2"+++ Spurs one can only take so many that are so big as they dont get any bigger.
I then moved to Just Calling for Friends, but after calling in many I felt like why should I call in a bird and watch them go down because of me.
To me a Spring Turkey is a Beautiful Animal and I give them all the Credit in the world for how Savy they are and if Im not going to eat the Dark Meat why hunt them. I mostly Enjoyed to call them in and see them in all there Beauty while they Fanned and showed there stuff, and the Gobbles that sent shivers through my spine, that's what got me going the most.
In my younger days I'd have taken that Turkey without no regrets, or that young immature buck. But today I dont take any animal unless I really really want it and make sure it gets the respect it deserves during the Harvest and on my Dinner Table.
(BP)