jayL
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The subject started to come up in another thread, but I figured I'd start this one.
This past weekend, I went to the tully to try to cool off by wet wading through a caddis hatch. When I got to the waterworks, there were guys lining the far bank, but I saw some water down below them, and there were a few rising fish.
I had to cross between a few anglers, but that's standard in that spot, and it didn't bother the fish much. I hate doing this, but it's the only way to fish the spot, and those who fish there usually know that.
Anyway, I was wading down to the open run, so I stepped lightly behind the other anglers through ankle deep water. Unfortunately, a fallen tree forced me a little further out in the water than I liked behind one angler.
I tried my damnedest to step lightly, and felt like I was moving in slow motion. Well, I don't know if the guy appreciated this, or if he was just a super nice guy, but he struck up conversation and offered me some of the fish working about 20 feet below him. He also offered some words about what he thought was working.
I wanted to post this for two reasons...
1) In the hope that the angler might see this. I'd like to say thanks, and that if you see me on the stream again to feel free to say "hi" and work the run with me.
2) As the waters around us warm, there are fewer and fewer areas to fish for trout. Anglers that want to work the longrods in swift current over rising trout are being forced to move to the project waters more often, and there are going to be crowds for the rest of the summer. Keep in mind that the waters belong to all of us, and that sometimes you've got to, quite literally, climb a mountain to find secluded trout. Instead of fighting it, try being a social fisherman. I've made some amazing friendships on the stream, and at the very least get some good BSing in.
It's not all that bad, and if you live in area like the SE, it's a fact of life. Say "hi" sometime this summer, instead of grumbling and taking combat tactics.
This past weekend, I went to the tully to try to cool off by wet wading through a caddis hatch. When I got to the waterworks, there were guys lining the far bank, but I saw some water down below them, and there were a few rising fish.
I had to cross between a few anglers, but that's standard in that spot, and it didn't bother the fish much. I hate doing this, but it's the only way to fish the spot, and those who fish there usually know that.
Anyway, I was wading down to the open run, so I stepped lightly behind the other anglers through ankle deep water. Unfortunately, a fallen tree forced me a little further out in the water than I liked behind one angler.
I tried my damnedest to step lightly, and felt like I was moving in slow motion. Well, I don't know if the guy appreciated this, or if he was just a super nice guy, but he struck up conversation and offered me some of the fish working about 20 feet below him. He also offered some words about what he thought was working.
I wanted to post this for two reasons...
1) In the hope that the angler might see this. I'd like to say thanks, and that if you see me on the stream again to feel free to say "hi" and work the run with me.
2) As the waters around us warm, there are fewer and fewer areas to fish for trout. Anglers that want to work the longrods in swift current over rising trout are being forced to move to the project waters more often, and there are going to be crowds for the rest of the summer. Keep in mind that the waters belong to all of us, and that sometimes you've got to, quite literally, climb a mountain to find secluded trout. Instead of fighting it, try being a social fisherman. I've made some amazing friendships on the stream, and at the very least get some good BSing in.
It's not all that bad, and if you live in area like the SE, it's a fact of life. Say "hi" sometime this summer, instead of grumbling and taking combat tactics.
