Great to see this growing!
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While I don't care about the competitive aspect of it (just not my jam, nothing inherently wrong with it IMO), one thing it does is draw attention to the sport and really does help grow it. Not to mention draw attention to a variety of skills necessary to be successful.
I’m the same way as far as the “competition” aspect. Here in Cody the high school club started as just a “club”, a group that would get together and fish. The competition aspect came later as other schools started clubs, but there are still many kids that just join for the activity. Like you said, anything that encourages kids to fish and be outdoors is great.
I like the outdoor club aspect that encourages kids to learn the sport, but I draw the line at competition. Competitive fly fishing turns "the contemplative man's recreation" into professional bass fishing. But unlike bass reservoirs, trout streams are degraded by competition.