[Moz]

Quite a lot said in your post Andy but I see quite a number of "younger" guys fishing the shoreline at RVR. A boat is a pricey and space-hogging proposition and with the economy being what it is I don't think the boatramps are a good lithmus test. I think you make a valid point though that most kids (and worse their parents!) don't make the outdoors a priority anymore.

As for fishing clubs I have my opinion on that but I don't want to stoke any controversey on here. I'm just a few years removed from being in my 30's myself but for me fishing is supposed to be an enjoyable pursuit and from what I've seen the social aspects of the clubs can be very cliquish and mired with politics. When I was in my 20's I just wanted to go out at night and chase girls.... Not get into arguments with 50+ year old men on things like C&R efforts (like a certain club's website that was made popluar here not too long ago).

I think the younger generation feels equally "connected" by being online than going to meetings. There's probably a reason why a totally online site like this one gets more traffic than some of the clubs official sites.