On the heels of safe sex comes “safe angling.” No condoms here as you’re already sheathed in rubber …

It’s toxin-free angling with hook, line, and sinkers all biodegradable or pose a diminished hazard to ducks, geese, fish, small children, and pets. Kits comprised of circle hooks, lead-free sinkers, and protein enriched biodegradable rubber worms.

… which should probably be approved by the local fish and game officer:

FoodSource lures are molded protein, so not only do they catch more fish than plastic lures, they are biodegradable and digestible if a fish eats them. Plus, they are easier to keep than live bait.

… only because “molded protein” sounds like a grey area when fishing “artificial only” water.

Fly fishermen should be able to take the moral high ground, as outside of the Twinkie wrappers and water bottles we spew, most of our tackle already poses little threat.

We lack the studies to determine exactly when a blend of Polyester and nylon decays to the point of exposing a lead wire wrapped hook shank, but outside of the danger of hook ingestion – it sounds fairly sterile.

With the emphasis on rubber soled wading shoes there will be fewer of us – but the increase of shed vests, aluminum fly boxes, sunken shattered rods, and extra spools thrown by drowning fishermen will add some small toxicity, to be sure.

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