freshwater tagged posts

The United States has a long history of electing sportsmen into the White House. Of course you know Teddy Roosevelt was an avid outdoorsman, but did you know about some of these?

1st President: George Washington 
1789-1797

Washington starts off the list of presidential sportsmen. Before becoming our first president, Washington counted “commercial fisherman” among his many occupations. He took several fishing breaks to Mount Vernon during the Constitutional Convention. While the General also duck hunted, his favorite outdoor pastime was fox hunting. 

21^st President: Chester Arthur
1881-1885

Arthur was famous for his salmon fly-fishing technique and even held an Atlantic salmon record for catching a 50-pound fish in Canada...

In 2012, most female anglers reported fishing for largemouth or spotted bass more than any other kind of fish. However, 43 percent of women said they’ll take anything that bites when freshwater fishing. When it comes to men, almost half of  that (27 percent) said they fish for anything that bites.

What does this tell us about female anglers? Do you fish for specific species or whatever swims by?