Just read an article in the newest Fly Fisherman Mag.
It mentioned people walking in on top of you, not only without asking, but being so bold as to fish over and for the same fish that you were fishing to.
Maybe it's just me, but I seem to have run into alot of that over the last year or so.
Anyone else ??????????????
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I fish the East Branch only in the winter and the stream is very crowded when the weather is warm. This is when I notce more people tend to walk into your spot because it may be a popular pool that is producing more fish or easier access. The regulars who know the stream (avid fisherman) know the proper etiquite when it comes to fishing the pools and also know how to rotate in and out without disturbing you or the pool. Unfortunately, we will always have to deal with those who do not respect others and the common sense rules of the water. There are plenty of spots to fish, lets all have some fun, catch fish and enjoy the great resources we have in harmony.
I have rarely noticed encroachment to the point of breeching stream etiquite and common courtesy in the croton watershed. This mostly attributable to my fishing portions of that system that receive little pressure. Normally i do notice crowding and related encroachment early season on streams at specific points where people know fish are stocked and that are readily accessible. I'm not trying offend any groups though the majority of the time i have noticed this the offender is a spin fisherman, i've personally witnessed two or three fly fisherman giving each other respectable and courteous distance and a spin fisherman thinking he fishes quicker and doesn't need as much room (?) will leapfrog between and around the flyfisherman casting into the water of the flyfisherman up and downstream of him. Lots of spinfisherman are great and don't do this. I've rarely seen a flyfisherman do this. Usually I give everyone a wide berth to the point where i will wait untill between presentations and ask a fisherman if he is moving upstream or down and either proceed in the opposite direction or move way (not the next riffle or pool, though further up or down) ahead of him, don't know how many times i have been eyeing a rising fish from the riffle below calculating my presentation and had someone walk in from out of nowhere and start fishing that spot, which probably isn't a breach of etiquette, though is frustrating.
Very well said "R"
Myself fish that those of us that put many hours on the same stream develope a favorite spot. It pays to have mor than one. As I find those with little time, mostly the after work crowd, expect to find thier spot open, when they arrive after work and move in on those already there. There are those that know how to join in and share a spot. Then there are those that want to get the longest drift possible, cast 15 yards upstream and drift 20 yards downstream, only to exlude others. At the most they just sting many of the fish in the drift.
The same is true when someone finds a large fish and returns to work it again. If someone is already there working it, they let their mission take charge and move in anyway. It seems if they do not know you, they believe this is more aceptable behavior. It seems that those that demand you share the stream, are these same people. It implies only at thier convenience. I find if a fish is this heavly worked, it simply pays to move on. Often the fish is not going to tolerate additional presure and returning later, gives the spot a chance to rest. Though if I think about, it at some time I must have been guilty of the same thing. Though I have asked permission first.
being young, often times fishing in bathtub pool, people find it okay to just walk right in and fish 10, maybe 15 feet away from me, because, hey its just a little kid, he's not serious. another thing is that they drift right in front of me, thats just rude. thats why i fish the upper most section of the west if i can, cause if you walk a little more than a mile into the woods, you have exceptional fishing with barely anyone. although, in the spring, a can't even tell you how many times i will be fishing, and a out of no where, a 1/2 ounce crocodile will sploosh right in front of me, like 2 feet, its ridiculous.
my friends and i ( the junior divsion)run into a crowd problem on the east branch of the croton peaple can be rude and inconsiderate sometimes. however, most of the peaple meat are very considerate and well manered
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