Fishing is a great activity. As we all know, our planet is mostly covered by water, and one can only imagine the vastness of species of fish that live in these waters. Fish is nature’s wonderful creation as they come in so many different colors and sizes. It has a major role to play in creating a marine life under the ocean. Here are a few fun facts to explore the world of fishes below.

• There are 27,000 living species of fish around the world out of which 6,000 are found in Australian waters alone! They come in a variety of colors and sizes.
• Fishing is a full-time profession. The act of fishing can be divided into two categories: Sports fishing and Commercial Fishing. Commercial fishing happens at a big scale around the world, helping to feed us all.
• Many people pursue fishing as sports. The fun thing about sports fishing is that mostly, the caught fish is thrown back into the sea or river.
• Since, there are so many kinds of fish, it is a clear fact that there needs to be more than one way of catching the fish.
• Therefore, people gradually explored several other styles of fishing like reef fishing, estuary fishing, fresh-water fishing, fly fishing, etc.
• Fly fishing, however, is the most popular style of fishing and in fact, is the most ancient of all the other styles too. This form of fishing was invented around 200 CE.
• There are 21 million full-time fishermen and approximately 200 million people depend on fishing for survival and livelihood.
• China has the world’s largest fishing industry followed by Peru, Japan, US, Chile, Indonesia, Russia, India, Thailand, Norway, and Iceland.
• ” The hungrier the fish, the easier to catch,” isn’t true.
• Catfish have more taste buds than humans, prepare your lures accordingly.