I don't know, I've been fishing there the past 3 years and this year seems just like the last two as far as crowds and loogansfishing89 said:I think that spot is going to be destroyed now...I have seen that part of the river get much more pressure than ever.
Its the easiest spot on the river to fish without waders, and its a good stretch of water. It doesnt seem to have any more or any less pressure then previous yearsfishing89 said:I think that spot is going to be destroyed now...I have seen that part of the river get much more pressure than ever.
im in a same way! and always lucky that the person fish right beside me was always a decent person! theyre not shy on sharing some of their knowledge and some of their fishing spot! so far so good here!fishing89 said:I dont care if someone takes my spot, really. As long as they are respectful, while casting and with regards to personal space. It's no ones spot guys, you just happen to have gotten there first. What is this, grade school allover again? There are only so many "spots" at the popular rivers that really its impossible to have them all to yourselves. I enjoy the conversations I had with fellow anglers who decide to fish next to me. Like I said, I think that the only time to get upset about it is if the person who joins is being disrespectful and not sharing in the proper way.
^^exactly^^TroutCommander said:I prefer to fish where there are no other fishers. Cuts down on this bull$hit
haha walking up beside someone and letting em rip would probably work just as wellfishfreek said:Bad gas never fails .....keeps them away LOL.
Bow_Man said:Just take a dump right there. Is that not how "animals" make there spot.
If it was the lady with a golden retriever, she's a cool local lady. Told me enough info about number of anglers on her walking path, tells me if anyone up or down river from me has caught anything. She's never let her dog jump into pools while I was fishing, but if she did, I wouldn't get annoyed in any way. She probably honestly lives 2 mins from there as I see her every other time I'm there.Buzzkill said:Recent encounter at this location was with a lady walking her dog.
She had two dogs, one might have been a retriever of some sort. I have no issue sharing the water, I just expect some common courtesy and respect. I do get that a lot of anglers may be disrespectful to her or others, but it wasn't me and I was more than happy to pack up and move on to somewhere more productive.416fish said:If it was the lady with a golden retriever, she's a cool local lady. Told me enough info about number of anglers on her walking path, tells me if anyone up or down river from me has caught anything. She's never let her dog jump into pools while I was fishing, but if she did, I wouldn't get annoyed in any way. She probably honestly lives 2 mins from there as I see her every other time I'm there.
I never got any bad vibes from her, but I can see how she might get offended by some sport fisherman's attitudes. You have to understand it from the local's perspective, people park in front of their houses day after day and trash their beautiful parks and leave dead fish on the banks.
As a fishermen, I'd say to avoid spots like that if you are bothered by locals (please respect them) or loogans (respect is optional lol). Most guys have waders, so it's not hard to move to a spot on the river that locals and lesser loogans can't get to. And if the crowds and hoopla still bother you, then you probably shouldn't be fishing on such a popular trib.
hahahahhahaha seriously, can we be friends? your comments have me on the floorcoldfeet said:Depends if they give you space or they want to grab your ass... I had a guy cross right over my rod with his line then hit my RV9 with his rod, asked if he could swim, then he tells me to calm down, I told him there is certain etiquette to be followed. Better to just pull out my honking big knife, pick my teeth with it and say, you sure got a purty mouth...
Good point about the dog being on a leash. She was the one breaking the rules. So glad my pup only wades and doesnt swim.Buzzkill said:She had two dogs, one might have been a retriever of some sort. I have no issue sharing the water, I just expect some common courtesy and respect. I do get that a lot of anglers may be disrespectful to her or others, but it wasn't me and I was more than happy to pack up and move on to somewhere more productive.
A simple, " Hey do you mind pulling your line out of the water while my dog cools off for a bit or takes a quick swim" isn't too much to ask. If her dog was in the water, and I came to fish, I wouldn't walk into that situation and pitch my hook in the water until the dog was out without asking and I would have a little common courtesy doing it.
I am actually a "local" in the area and if someone parks in front of my house, its not my property, all of the power to them. If they litter they will hear about it it whether they are on the water in my view or elsewhere as litter sucks anywhere, but I don't think it was the same lady as she seemed genuinely unpleasant overall.
Not bothered by locals, just rude people in general whether its an angler or passerby.
Rant over
Have a nice day everyone.