11-12-2004, 09:25 PM
Actually most fly fisherman like Oats are pretty responsible about how they fish, they use heavier tippets and are careful in how they play and land fish. It isn't most fly fishermen who use improper methods, just a few. But those that do can cause severe damage to smaller fisheries such as the taylor, 'pan, south platte, and blue. Only a small section of the taylor has special regs though.
Those who passively fish bait in bigger rivers will have little luck. Some lakes like spinney should be artificials only to keep the power bait crowd away. Maybe though ice fishing these lakes bait should be allowed because you are jigging. But then again some would still fish and that isn't good. So on lakes, let the regs stand. The taylor, pan, blue, and south platte? They can stand as well. Just no more artificials only regs and maybe some for larger rivers like the Gunny and Roaring Fork the regs should be repealed.
Tyler
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Those who passively fish bait in bigger rivers will have little luck. Some lakes like spinney should be artificials only to keep the power bait crowd away. Maybe though ice fishing these lakes bait should be allowed because you are jigging. But then again some would still fish and that isn't good. So on lakes, let the regs stand. The taylor, pan, blue, and south platte? They can stand as well. Just no more artificials only regs and maybe some for larger rivers like the Gunny and Roaring Fork the regs should be repealed.
Tyler
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