Client Steve Hemkens releases one of many cherry trout caught on a stream in the Jiri Mountains.

In different countries, the natural resources can be managed very differently, or not at all. South Korea has no fishing licenses, no bag or size limits, no season restrictions and no game wardens. So the fish are under pressure. The best thing is to become a catch and release evangelist and teach others the concept. It's a good idea anywhere you fish.

The pressure might be waning as Korea has one of the highest rates of internet/computer addiction, and fewer young people are turned on to fishing. The idea of a fishing license has been proposed once by lawmakers but nothing ever came of it. Most Korean anglers I've talked to see it as just another tax with zero benefits in return.