Evolution, it was only a matter of time.

Thanks to blogs like Field And Stream, brown bears are learning new and innovative techniques for approaching unwary anglers.

And then Timmy was like, "You fish like a human!" We all had a good laugh at Barneys expense on that one!

Fishing without a license was risky but Spence knew that no ranger had the bobbers to cite a "bear."

I'll admit, it is more sporting this way, but I'm still not going to use dry flies!

BECAUSE OF THE OREGON DUCKS DOMINANCE THE CAL BERKELY BEAR MASCOT QUITE AND WENT FISHING

Give a bear a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a bear to fish and he'll maul you and take your switch rod because that thing is SWEET.

Having gotten too old to steal pic-anic baskets for a living, Yogi finally retired and decided to get a hobby.

Simms unveils it's new new line of "Bearfoot" Waders. Buyers are impressed.

Boo Boo you've tried to stop my brilliant ideas with common sense a thousand times. Has it ever worked?

He couldn't BEAR to be outfished again so he evolved to a new method using the switch rod.

They wouldn't let poor Randolph, join in any plains bear games.

Fishing a wooly bear?

and to think that I went all these years, clawing through line on my double haul

It's just me, Mr.Angler. Not a bear or anything. Nothing to worry about.

Not too bad for a creature without an opposeable thumb.

"He's more civilized than the average bear."

Competition for runs on the Kenai river is fierce during the peak of the migration., especially between more traditional "grizzly" fisherman, who believe their traditional rights are infringed by the fly fishermen who insist that the river should be designated fly-fishing only.

I didn't understand how this new line of fishing camo was supposed to help, until I realized how well it cut down on other angler's approaching my honey hole.

Many fisherman underestimate the importance of camouflage when casting for sharp-eyed trout.

"Reverse Psychology"

i might not catch as many fish as other bears but ill try harder.

That's actually NBC's Chris Hansen in that suit, gearing up for "To Catch A Predator: Undersize fish" edition

Even grizzlies are giving it a try.

I don't mind him fishing with us, but he's sleeping in your tent.

Do you suppose he'd like a pair of waders?..his berries must be freezing.

Does a Bear fish in a river?

While most naturalists will tell you the important role of fish in the grizzly bear diet, few can explain how they get their food.

Fishing downstream, Fred hopes his buddy Sh*t's only in the woods.

Rod $150, Fishing line $40, Fishing with a bear....Priceless

What Smokey does on his day off!

While Mr. T. Bear may have been recently introduced to the switch rod, he knew enough to be wary of the human further down river, who were known to chase the salmon and scare tourist fishing bears such as himself...

HA HA I have caught more fish than that guy in 10 minutes with my mouth than he has in an hour!

Bill was honored to fish with the recently reincarnated Theodore Roosevelt. They didn't call him "Teddy" for nothing.

Finally proof of evolution!

Gives new meaning to "Grin and bear it."

Bear grylls on vacation!

Jim's commitment to not shaving for the duration of the fishing trip seemed silly at first, but after the third week, nobody cared to share a tent with him any longer.

With Fire Season having come to an end, Smokey takes a much needed vacation and wets his line

Angler- "You come here often?"
Bear- "I was born and...................raised here."
Angler "Whats with the pause?"
Bear "The paws? I'm a bear dummy"

Kids take note. This is a picture of a young bear that gave into peer pressure. He got caught up in everyone else's idea of cool. Just because everyone else thinks something is cool doesn't mean that's what best for you!

Because tantauns aren't real, Harrison Ford cut open a bear so Mark Hamill would stop complaining how cold it was on the river.

The new salmon penalties were draconian, and within a week the "no snagging" regulations were being followed by everyone.

"I thought 'natural camo' was supposed to prevent spooking fish! Bears all over this darn water."

luckily for him, the upfront costs were small and he only had to eat one fishmerman to try the new switch rod craze..

most of the time you can tell the general region where bears come from, for example, grizzlies-alaska
black bears-almost anywhere in north america
polar bears-polar regions maybe?
...this bear?who knows.

Ha, and my wife said I would never wear this silly constume again!

the sign on the circus bear's cage said gone fishing the ringmaster did not buy it until he got this postcard

Yogi Bear during the off camping season

Oh the... Bear necessities, the simple bear necessities...

"Is that my costume dealer recording me from the bushes with a 'this video is going to go viral' kind of look? He swore that grizzly mating season was two months ago and that no boar would have any interest in me, no matter how sexy of a sow appear to be."

After hundreds of casts, Pooh finally gave up on the honey pattern.

Some people just get more excited about the Salmon run than others...

After a short conversation with sayfu, the bear abandoned his knuckle-dragging, mouth catching, and realized the only right way to catch a fish is on a dry fly.

Bears were at first reluctant to adopt Catch-and-Release, but now it seems like it's catching on.

Bear to upstream fishing partner: "I heard Petzal pulled a bear tag for my region. Thought I'd take that vacation I've been talking about."

Hey Boo Boo, is that a switch-a-nic-rod?

"I know he takes his approach to the water seriously, I just think the Bear Camo thing is a little over the top."

"Relax! It's Bob. He dresses that way to drive the other anglers out of the best pools."

I hope they are serious about the right to bear arms. I can't imagine casting this thing without them.

No Shave November just took on a Hole new perspective, Not only does it keep him warm, it keeps all other anglers away also!