Johnny Utah
You're no daisy
Today i fished the Pequest tca and some jerko irritated the shit out me with his stream etiquette . Check it Utah's Fly Corner: Helping out and why i dont fish TCA
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I fixed that for you, buddy. Now my headache is goneToday i fished the Pequest tca and some jerko irritated the shit out me with his stream etiquette. Check it Utah's Fly Corner: Helping out and why i dont fish TCA
JU,
I like you a lot and you are usually correct, but you were at the Pequest There are a whole set of different rules for that place. I am sure this has happened to all of us, but when the water is high like this it limits where we can fish. So areas like the Pequest can even get worse! Why weren't you beating up on the wild fish today? I am sure that the smaller streams were good with the rain.
JU,
I like you a lot and you are usually correct, but you were at the Pequest There are a whole set of different rules for that place. I am sure this has happened to all of us, but when the water is high like this it limits where we can fish. So areas like the Pequest can even get worse! Why weren't you beating up on the wild fish today? I am sure that the smaller streams were good with the rain.
The TCA is its own little universe, with different laws. Social protocol is out the window and you can act like a complete douche nozzle, yippyyyyy!!!! Of course these laws also work the other way around, and you can also get your ass handed to you for behaving as such. Free for all.
My problem with the TCAs especially the “Artificials only regulation”. What a suck wad rule that is.. I would rather see a guy using bait with a single hook then a duchbag casting his lure filled with treble hooks and then releasing a trout that has little chance of recovering from its injuries. Treble hooks and catch and release that is dumbest regulation ever written, Who is the idiot that came up with that. I use to love the no-kill on the Musky. Simple rules flies only and no barbs. That was a true TCA.
I can't help but wonder if in these "studys", most of the trebles were in-line spinners or spoons with only one treble. I imagine the results would be a lot different if plugs/lures with multiple trebles were a bigger factor.it is unfortunate there are so many studies that show little change in mortality between trebles and singles...I share your concern for the guy trying to remove all three of the treble hooks on his Rapala from the mouth, eye, and head of a 14.9" resident brookie wih his rusty pliers.
I recall fishing the <acronym title="New York">NY</acronym> special regs section of the Battenkill in the '70s and '80s. The regs called for single hook artificials. No one seemed to have a problem with that..... It was only four miles (or so), with plenty of river left for the baiters, and people too lazy to replace a treble with a single hook.Worse though, would be the same guy with the same rusty pliers trying to retrive his snelled sz10 EagleClaw from the gullet of the same 14.9" resident brookie after it grabbed the nightcrawler and swam until the rod got pulled out of the Y twig stuck in the muddy bank.
A single, barbless hook (perhaps w/ multiple flies) should be pushed, but it would be impossible to enforce.
Regarding flies only...that would never happen. Fly fisherman are simply too small a segment of the license purchases to keep <acronym title="Trout Conservation Area"><acronym title="Trout Conservation Area">TCA</acronym></acronym>'s fly only...and catch & release is an even smaller segment.
The best hope would be expanding the <acronym title="Trout Conservation Area"><acronym title="Trout Conservation Area">TCA</acronym></acronym>'s to spead fish and fisherman out. It would seem that the only group supporting this is <acronym title="Trout Unlimited"><acronym title="Trout Unlimited">TU</acronym></acronym>, afaik...and there are damn few of us to actively pursue that.
Unfortunate.
Today i fished the Pequest tca and some jerko irritated the shit out me with his stream etiquette . Check it Utah's Fly Corner: Helping out and why i dont fish TCA
Today i fished the Pequest tca and some jerko irritated the shit out me with his stream etiquette . Check it Utah's Fly Corner: Helping out and why i dont fish TCA
wow, really? i came to this site to search for pequest conditions and i see a pic of myself. your sneaky james bond photo is of me, about one week after i picked up a fly rod for the first time. sorry for crowding you mate. for what its worth, we had heavy rain on thanksgiving and the river was high and muddy that week..that crease between the main run and spillway outflow harbors an abundance of fish and somewhat clear water during crappy conditions..making it a logical place to try for the newb that i was at the time. yesterday i stood in that same spot and the water was up to my ankles.
more importantly, the pequest tca is not a free for all treble slinging warzone full of @$$holes like you make it seem. Ive been a regular there for the last 4 months and 99% of the guys who fish there are courteous, knowledgable, friendly, and willing to help us young guys out. theres an occasional infiltration of russian and czech dudes who harvest a fish or two but overall the pequest tca offers a great atmosphere and good time for fisherman old, young, experienced, and new to the craft- lets not forget the quality and abundance of BIG fish that are always hungry and easy to catch. There's a reason people flock to this stretch of river..
(disclaimer: i haven't fished it during spring stocking season, but from what i hear i will probably stay away)
maybe the pequest was a warzone back in the day, but its been a great experience frequenting this spot for the last 4 months. I went from knowing nothing to becoming a pretty seasoned fly fisherman and i woulnd't be where i am without the welcoming help of the guys who fish there regularly. (it also helps living a mile away)
and mr utah, instead of taking weird pedo pics so you could type up a post on that lousy blog of yours, you could have offered me some advice or nicely asked me to back off, im always open to constructive criticism from seasoned fishermen (Assuming you actually know what youre doing). and my 'bigger than a golfball' indicator was nothing more than the popular orvis ones that literally 99% of fly guys have used before lol. for what its worth, if you don't like standing in trout, get the heck out of the spillway. the only people who fish there are the old timers who can't wade the river. better yet, from the looks of where you are standing, you might as well walk up to the top of the spillway and snag the "hogs" from the cement chute. you need to relax buddy..get the sand out of your v, it is pretentenious pricks like yourself that give FF a bad name :down:
tight lines fellas, see u out there.
Wait until after opening day. And let see you agree with this BS you just posted. You have much to learn grass hopper.
Welcome to NEFF!!!!
Your gonna fit right in!!!
Sounds like your enjoying yourself and learning with an open mind!!!