There’s more to harvesting Maine’s wild native fish than ethics

There’s more to harvesting Maine’s wild native fish than ethics

In a recent column, Bangor Daily News Outdoors contributor V. Paul Reynolds defended harvesting wild native brook trout while challenging those who practice catch-and-release. He invoked ethics and spoke for both Native Fish Coalition and Trout Unlimited. While I will not speak for Trout Unlimited, I am the executive director for Native Fish Coalition, and here is my response. Ethics is personal — what’s ethical to one person is unethical to ano…