wgmiller
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Interesting. I wouldn't expect a different position from TNFF, since many of their travels take them to private waters across the globe.
TNFF - Private steelhead waters
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Interesting. I wouldn't expect a different position from TNFF, since many of their travels take them to private waters across the globe.
bringthepain
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Gross
rancid waders
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But "you don't have to go to Alaska"
6xAdams(Jones)
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Not sure what you found to be gross. TNFF or the video?
bringthepain
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The one sided justification of privatizing public fisheries. Normally i like TNFF
bringthepain
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The new fly fisher. Pretty popular youtube channel, perhaps it was a tv show also
gunpowderglass
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There are a lot of justifications one can make for the existence of pay to play water, but I feel like the ones presented are some of the least compelling I’ve heard.
rancid waders
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Yeah, that's how I took it as well. I'd rather go to Ak
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Bocianka1
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Here is Troutbitten's take on fishing private waters, specifically as it relates to fishing clubs. It's their Youtube recording of their podcast.
The Troubles of Club Fishing: The Troutbitten Podcast -- S11, Ep 7
The Troubles of Club Fishing: The Troutbitten Podcast -- S11, Ep 7
Mashbill
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One of the good things of being old, and saving old magazines… is you get to go back and see history in the making:
Donny had a 7 page ad in the 2005 Grays - of course Spruce …
I forgot that he also had Penns, Elk… etc
Donny even listed the membership - by State of residence!! 2005 was a very different time …
Wow … the scions, gurus & protectors of our noble sport … Members!! Look at all them whoppers!
If you do the math — that Spring Ridge Club downstroke was $75,000 to $90,000 … but the good news … it was all refundable ….
You can draw your own conclusions … but these clubs have been around for a long time - and will continue to be around in the future.
My guess is that a lot of these folks are “ one & done “ …. Did it, paid a bundle - then back to the CC for the standing tee time and a club sandwich, those really crispy CC Ruffles chips & an Arnold Palmer.
But some — after getting a start - will want something more than continually catching 30 inch pellet heads every time out. Will want a better, more challenging experience - and will want to pursue and invest in the sport more seriously. And these are the new participants we need. We need more serious advocacy - people invested in protecting open public clean water
and clean air.
And yes - we need more Woman participating in our sport. Woman are fierce advocates —- will stand up for protecting clean water and access … and will spend MONEY to do it! If we don’t expand our advocacy—- these private / posted clubs will outnumber us and we’ll see more infringements on our public access.
Donny had a 7 page ad in the 2005 Grays - of course Spruce …
I forgot that he also had Penns, Elk… etc
Donny even listed the membership - by State of residence!! 2005 was a very different time …
Wow … the scions, gurus & protectors of our noble sport … Members!! Look at all them whoppers!
If you do the math — that Spring Ridge Club downstroke was $75,000 to $90,000 … but the good news … it was all refundable ….
You can draw your own conclusions … but these clubs have been around for a long time - and will continue to be around in the future.
My guess is that a lot of these folks are “ one & done “ …. Did it, paid a bundle - then back to the CC for the standing tee time and a club sandwich, those really crispy CC Ruffles chips & an Arnold Palmer.
But some — after getting a start - will want something more than continually catching 30 inch pellet heads every time out. Will want a better, more challenging experience - and will want to pursue and invest in the sport more seriously. And these are the new participants we need. We need more serious advocacy - people invested in protecting open public clean water
and clean air.
And yes - we need more Woman participating in our sport. Woman are fierce advocates —- will stand up for protecting clean water and access … and will spend MONEY to do it! If we don’t expand our advocacy—- these private / posted clubs will outnumber us and we’ll see more infringements on our public access.
Nymph-wristed
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I support those Canucks spending money stateside instead of me going north for 20 years for smallmouths.
This is why I’ve never idolized Lefty Kreh or Joe Humphreys. I can’t support people who patronize this type of thing.
wgmiller
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That article is nauseating. If you ever had any doubt money makes the world go 'round, that's all the proof you need.
I wonder what would happen if the state-bred steelhead just stopped "swimming" upstream to the private waters? Perhaps private clubs are more involved in steelhead manufacturing than what I know. Perhaps they are better stewards of the system than what I give them credit for. You want to private your own little stretch of non-navigable water with pellet-fed pigs, have at it. I do take exception with privatization on the backs of others.
I wonder what would happen if the state-bred steelhead just stopped "swimming" upstream to the private waters? Perhaps private clubs are more involved in steelhead manufacturing than what I know. Perhaps they are better stewards of the system than what I give them credit for. You want to private your own little stretch of non-navigable water with pellet-fed pigs, have at it. I do take exception with privatization on the backs of others.
JeffP
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I remember watch a show where Nick Faldo fished Penns on Beaver's water. Every other cast was a 20 inch trout.
bringthepain
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Does the beav still own water on Penns? I never heard that before. If you are looking for that kind of action just head to that place in WV that advertises on here
The Homewaters Club website claims they have a three mile stretch of Penns creek.
bringthepain
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Never heard that before and clearly never read their site
