Tigereye
Well-known member
OK I was fishing tonight after work and was having a very nice evening. Surprisingly there were a lot of folks out doing the same, 2 or 3 bait guys and a few feather chuckers. More than I expected.
It starts like this. I pull up to a parking area and 1 car is parked taking up 3 spots. (instead of parking head on, as most do, this guy is parallel parked. ) Ok Strike one. I rig up and walk down to the river. I was fishing the Lehigh. There is one guy fishing the lower end of a 100-120 yard run.
I move up to the top of the run a good 75 yards away and start to make my way out into the river. The guy looks my way and shakes his head. Hmmm. I make a few casts back out and walk down stream on the bank giving him plenty of room for back cast. As I get below him I apologize and say I didn't mean to encroach on his fishing but thought that there was plenty of room for both of us . My apology is met by another disgusted look and a head shake. Strike 2. I wished him good luck and told him to try a Slate drake. (I have been doing very well with them this week and thought It would break the tension) No Avail.
Went down stream around the bend out of sight and had a great night with a slate drake compara dun. Still I could not get this guy out of my head. I quit early Around 8 o'clock figuring a shower and a late supper would help.
I know I have had the squeeze put on me many of times and I usually move to another area. AS long as I have room to cast and feel the other guy does too, I am fine. For those that don't fish the river. there are certain areas that are wadeable/fishable and others that clearly are not for safety reasons. it is not uncommon to have 4 or 5 guys in a run or pool.
On smaller streams I understand offering someone courtesy and fishing around some one. In this case though I think it presumptuous to control that amount of stream.
If I am wrong here I'll take my lumps.
Thanks for letting me vent.
It starts like this. I pull up to a parking area and 1 car is parked taking up 3 spots. (instead of parking head on, as most do, this guy is parallel parked. ) Ok Strike one. I rig up and walk down to the river. I was fishing the Lehigh. There is one guy fishing the lower end of a 100-120 yard run.
I move up to the top of the run a good 75 yards away and start to make my way out into the river. The guy looks my way and shakes his head. Hmmm. I make a few casts back out and walk down stream on the bank giving him plenty of room for back cast. As I get below him I apologize and say I didn't mean to encroach on his fishing but thought that there was plenty of room for both of us . My apology is met by another disgusted look and a head shake. Strike 2. I wished him good luck and told him to try a Slate drake. (I have been doing very well with them this week and thought It would break the tension) No Avail.
Went down stream around the bend out of sight and had a great night with a slate drake compara dun. Still I could not get this guy out of my head. I quit early Around 8 o'clock figuring a shower and a late supper would help.
I know I have had the squeeze put on me many of times and I usually move to another area. AS long as I have room to cast and feel the other guy does too, I am fine. For those that don't fish the river. there are certain areas that are wadeable/fishable and others that clearly are not for safety reasons. it is not uncommon to have 4 or 5 guys in a run or pool.
On smaller streams I understand offering someone courtesy and fishing around some one. In this case though I think it presumptuous to control that amount of stream.
If I am wrong here I'll take my lumps.
Thanks for letting me vent.