08-31-2011, 04:19 AM
First for the fishing report. We got on the river around 430 as we usually do and fished lots of the normal side channel spots that we always fish. Water has dropped a little and changed things a bit. Side channels have changed just enough that we spent some time finding where the fish had moved to. Still had some success on PMD's, Caddis emergers, Pink Cahills, and on bead head pheasant tail nymphs. None of them were really the hot item but all in all had 20 fish to hand for me personally.
Now is for the 2nd part and interested in some input from guys that run drift boats. Having run nothing but a jet for the past 8 years its interesting at the things we see/deal with. Ill preface this by saying we go out of our way to give a wide berth to people that are wade fishing or floating in drift boats. No sense in trying to piss people off. Often times we will be left with not much choice when you round a corner and have a drift boat on each side of the river and very little room between. Most of the time we kill the motor until we can get past without causing problems. And in 8 years I can honestly say I have had one problem with a drift boat. We were up a side channel that there is only one way out....... back out the bottom after you go up it. While coming out a drift boat was anchored up right in the middle of the only exit out. I ran it as slow as possible without dragging and after some great words were thrown my way. Pulled up and explained that is the only way out for, and we went as slow as possible with no intention trying to step on toes. ect.
Fast forward to tonight. We get off the river after only seeing 2 boats drift by us as we were wading fishing in a side channel and on the passenger side of our rig is a note "STAY THE F@*& OUT OF THE SIDECHANNELS"
Did I miss a memo that we aren't allowed to fish all the areas of the river that drift boats are? Whats with the drift boater vs jet boat attitude on our rivers? I guess I dont get it, aren't we all triing to fish and enjoy ourselves? Do guys that get behind the oars suddenly have more right to sections vs. the guys that bust their tail to earn the coin it takes to run a jet?
Guess Im interested to see the perspective of forum members that fish using drifts and why the bad attitude towards fellow fisherman. Seems they bad mouth us and look down their nose at us right up until the point some thing bad happens and they need some help on the river.
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Now is for the 2nd part and interested in some input from guys that run drift boats. Having run nothing but a jet for the past 8 years its interesting at the things we see/deal with. Ill preface this by saying we go out of our way to give a wide berth to people that are wade fishing or floating in drift boats. No sense in trying to piss people off. Often times we will be left with not much choice when you round a corner and have a drift boat on each side of the river and very little room between. Most of the time we kill the motor until we can get past without causing problems. And in 8 years I can honestly say I have had one problem with a drift boat. We were up a side channel that there is only one way out....... back out the bottom after you go up it. While coming out a drift boat was anchored up right in the middle of the only exit out. I ran it as slow as possible without dragging and after some great words were thrown my way. Pulled up and explained that is the only way out for, and we went as slow as possible with no intention trying to step on toes. ect.
Fast forward to tonight. We get off the river after only seeing 2 boats drift by us as we were wading fishing in a side channel and on the passenger side of our rig is a note "STAY THE F@*& OUT OF THE SIDECHANNELS"
Did I miss a memo that we aren't allowed to fish all the areas of the river that drift boats are? Whats with the drift boater vs jet boat attitude on our rivers? I guess I dont get it, aren't we all triing to fish and enjoy ourselves? Do guys that get behind the oars suddenly have more right to sections vs. the guys that bust their tail to earn the coin it takes to run a jet?
Guess Im interested to see the perspective of forum members that fish using drifts and why the bad attitude towards fellow fisherman. Seems they bad mouth us and look down their nose at us right up until the point some thing bad happens and they need some help on the river.
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