08-04-2011, 06:52 PM
I think it is good to post about this problem and other fishing etiquette issues. Maybe it will help some people to realize that what they are doing is as rude as it is. I think some of them don't realize it, or want to ignore the possibility it might be so they don't even look at you. Either way a little education on etiquette might help.
I am not sure where some people started fishing, but I think that many of those that began with combat fishing on the urban "Blue Ribbon" streams develop a very selfish and discourteous attitude. To them there is only one spot with fish in it and they have to get there first!
There are places where people wait in line to fish the same hole. At least they are courteous about that, but do they know how to act on an open western stream? To them the hole above where someone else is fishing is just an open pool -- ok for anyone to fish. Here we consider it unbelievably rude.
Or there are the ones who come up and stand right next to you and cast into the same hole. Some of that is a cultural difference --- they may come from a background where that is the normal way to fish. Others just don't give a dang! Either way it just isn't acceptable practices here, but not all of them know that.
Too bad you don't have to pass a test or class in order to fish! Invasive species, proper fish handling, and courtesy could all be rolled into one. But I would hate to see what it would cost in tax dollars to do it!!!!
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I am not sure where some people started fishing, but I think that many of those that began with combat fishing on the urban "Blue Ribbon" streams develop a very selfish and discourteous attitude. To them there is only one spot with fish in it and they have to get there first!
There are places where people wait in line to fish the same hole. At least they are courteous about that, but do they know how to act on an open western stream? To them the hole above where someone else is fishing is just an open pool -- ok for anyone to fish. Here we consider it unbelievably rude.
Or there are the ones who come up and stand right next to you and cast into the same hole. Some of that is a cultural difference --- they may come from a background where that is the normal way to fish. Others just don't give a dang! Either way it just isn't acceptable practices here, but not all of them know that.
Too bad you don't have to pass a test or class in order to fish! Invasive species, proper fish handling, and courtesy could all be rolled into one. But I would hate to see what it would cost in tax dollars to do it!!!!
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