04-17-2011, 05:06 PM
Great post on river etiquette!
95% of the time when I run into someone crowding me on a river, it is usually a case of etiquette ignorance. In a few cases, some people "just don't get it" regardless of what they have been told in the past.
PBH has a few good points..the main being... move to another location. I do not fish the Madison, Beaverhead, or the Big Hole in the summer just because of the volume of people..I'll fish those rivers in the winter and fish other bodies of water during the summer. Works for me and it works for them. Besides, most anglers come up here and hire a guide or wade/ float on their own. What they do DO is spend their hard earned dollars here..they don't need me around when I can fish during less busy times.
In some cases, the 50 yard rule is impossible. Case in point, go to the Big Horn. Every single fisherman on that river uses the five (5) yard rule not 50. And, the interesting thing about it is, no one seems to be concerned, they just move in above you or below you and start casting and talking. If you don't like it, don't go.
There is A LOT of water around the west that get's no fishing pressure, you just have to look for it. In the summer, I may see a boat a week on the water I fish.
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95% of the time when I run into someone crowding me on a river, it is usually a case of etiquette ignorance. In a few cases, some people "just don't get it" regardless of what they have been told in the past.
PBH has a few good points..the main being... move to another location. I do not fish the Madison, Beaverhead, or the Big Hole in the summer just because of the volume of people..I'll fish those rivers in the winter and fish other bodies of water during the summer. Works for me and it works for them. Besides, most anglers come up here and hire a guide or wade/ float on their own. What they do DO is spend their hard earned dollars here..they don't need me around when I can fish during less busy times.
In some cases, the 50 yard rule is impossible. Case in point, go to the Big Horn. Every single fisherman on that river uses the five (5) yard rule not 50. And, the interesting thing about it is, no one seems to be concerned, they just move in above you or below you and start casting and talking. If you don't like it, don't go.
There is A LOT of water around the west that get's no fishing pressure, you just have to look for it. In the summer, I may see a boat a week on the water I fish.
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