Geotagging with Anna Le, Jaylyn Gough, Marco Kamimura, and Vasu Sojitra
In fishing culture, there is a strong belief that social media and geotagging is “killing” fishing, there are oftentimes guides or other anglers will get bullied for geotagging. And part of fishing culture is to never ask or tell fishing spots. As fishing is growing in popularity, I noticed an increase in gatekeeping, and online bullying as well.
I find there is complexity in geotagging when it comes to fishing especially with overcrowding and vulnerable areas and fish. I am looking to break the barrier as it’s oftentimes “taboo” to even talk about and I observe strong opinions and fixing blame take over.
I found it necessary to have multiple perspectives and I am so thankful the following folks carved out time to have this discussion. I am excited to have my good friend, Jaylyn Gough, founder of Native Women’s Wilderness, and Vasu Sojitra, professional athlete, Diversity Strategist, and your friendly neighborhood disruptor. Also stoked to welcome back Anna Le, Fish Biologist, and Marco Kamimura, owner and founder of Xicanx Fly.
There is an article titled, 5 Reasons Why You Should Keep Geotagging, and we reference this article throughout our discussion. All links and resources below.
Thank you again, Jaylyn, Marco, Vasu, and Anna for your time and sharing your perspective. While we’re not all avid anglers in this panel, we all share the love of the outdoors and I encourage all folks, no matter your preferred activity, to talk to others that recreate outdoors too.
We are all better when we can talk about issues and ultimately the protection of our sacred places.
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