10 Reasons To Go Fishing

Here are 10 Good Examples Why You Should Go Fishing

1. Contribute to Conservation: When you purchase your airline ticket to visit Belize, there is a departure tax already included in the cost of the ticket. A portion of that tax goes toward the protection and preservation of our environment. By purchasing fishing licenses anglers help to fund the Belize Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute which is responsible for the protection of Belize's Coastal Zone.

2. Stress Relief: Ask most anglers why they enjoy spending time in the outdoors and you're likely to hear the word "freedom." Spending a day casting for permit, fighting a big tarpon or catching a multitude of other species Belize has to offer, while sipping on a cold Belizean Belikin Beer helps to release you from highly stressful, everyday environment. Nothing brings on the sense of being alive and helps to rebuild your personal reserves like a day spent interacting with nature.

3. Social Bonding: Sharing a fishing experience helps strengthen relationships with family and friends. It also offers a person the chance to give back to society through mentoring others in the pleasure and importance of being good stewards of our natural resources.

4. Supports Wildlife and Fisheries Management: Angling is an important wildlife management tool. For decades anglers have helped to contribute to wildlife and fisheries management efforts by helping to set policies. Wildlife populations of most fish species remain stable and in some cases flourish, a far cry from a decade ago when many species suffered from over harvest and the ill effects of pollution. Anglers also have a vested interest in and support many efforts to preserve and protect all species and the environment-all the while helping to increase biodiversity.

5. Health Benefits: More than ever are overweight. Being outside and being active helps to make you feel better and encourages a healthier way of life. Fishing can also help you burn those unwanted calories, increase the quality of your lifestyle, and add years to your life.

6. Recreation: Having a bad day of fishing still beats a day in the office or tending to house chores. The most common reason you will find with people who like to fish is that it is simply fun, whether you enjoy trolling for cudas or outwitting a pesky permit with a hand-tied Calvo fly.

7. Self Fulfillment: Fishing offers you the chance to improve your self-esteem through respect for the environment, mastering outdoor skills and achieving personal goals. Fishing can also play an important role in ones personal and social development. Fishing is a lifetime skill and activity that can be enjoyed at any age. Just ask a youngster who reeled in their first fish how much fun fishing can be.

8. Boost to the Economy: Sports fishing anglers who come to fish in Belize generate over 50 million US dollars in the Belize economy and directly support thousands of jobs, that gives an economic boost that any government would be pleased with.

9. Fishing for Food: Belize has the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere and is home to thousands of species of fish. Since we are a country that is very environmentally conscious, our fish species have a low risk of being affected by pollution. Wild fish are low in fat and cholesterol and high in protein. In fact, the American Heart Association recommends a regular diet of fish - a grilled red snapper is like no other.

10. The Thrill: Fishing has a way of fulfilling an age-old need of pursuing and catching. The thrill lies in the challenge, such as stalking an elusive permit or getting that tarpon to bite that gummy minnow and ensue a fight that is sure to give you a good dose of dopamine. But there are many who will be quick to profess that it's not the catching of fish that's important, but the immeasurable life lessons that you will experience along the way.