Proposed Change for Salmon River Fly only Areas

[RickW]

I was nosing around the DEC web site and I noticed this:

Salmon River
Proposal: Allowable fishing tackle in the special regulations fly fishing catch and release (C/R) areas on the Salmon River in Oswego County.
Proposal Description: Require that the weight of the fly line must carry the fly rather than the weight of the fly or supplemental weight carrying the line while casting and require that the fly line (non-backing) be at least 20 feet in length. Floating and sinking fly lines are allowed as are combination floating/sinking fly lines such as a sink-tip. Use of added weight or weighted flies are still allowed.
Rationale for Proposal: Use of small diameter “running lines” in the fly fishing areas has resulted in many anglers using supplamental weight as the primary means of propelling the fly while casting. This technique is more akin to drift fishing with monofilament line than to traditional fly fishing and results in overcrowding, and generally impedes the traditional fly fishing activities that these areas were originally intended to provide.
Submit e-mail input on regulation ID # GL-4 Here's a link

Summary of Possible New Fishing Regulations for 2008

This is long overdue.

The email address for comments is: fwfish@gw.dec.state.ny.us
If you send comments, be sure to include in the subject line:
"Input on regulation ID GL-4"