Dana Young
Senior Member
I do quite a bit of trout fishing. My dad taught me before there were designated trout streams. Most of the time we were way off the beaten path on native spec streams.
When we would encounter another fisherman. My dad always taught me If some one was fishing a hole you walked way around them and usually a good bit farther up the stream as a courtisey to them, after all they were there first. Most times we would go to another stream all together.
I know the fish belong to all that fish especially on put and take streams, But as of late I see more and more people that will get right in the hole with you. My dad would have beat the tar out of me if I did that.
The other day I was trying to introduce one of my younger grandsons to trout fishing. I found a hole that hade a lot of room for him to cast so he could do it all on his own . I say fish in the hole so I knew he had a good chance. we start catching a few fish her comes a man just a little older then me and throws into the hole over my grandsons Line and tangles him up . I get him untangled and turn around and here comes this man climbing up on the ledge we were fishing from. The ledge was about 2 feet wide and just enough room for my grandson and I to Stand on.
I looked at the man and asked what he was doing. He said I am going to get up ther with ya'll so I can catch some of those fish too.
I told him he was not going to get up there with us and he would just have to wait till we got done fishing there.
He got mad and said I own just as much of this ledge as yall do . I said excuse me but you don't want to go there.
What would you have done?
When we would encounter another fisherman. My dad always taught me If some one was fishing a hole you walked way around them and usually a good bit farther up the stream as a courtisey to them, after all they were there first. Most times we would go to another stream all together.
I know the fish belong to all that fish especially on put and take streams, But as of late I see more and more people that will get right in the hole with you. My dad would have beat the tar out of me if I did that.
The other day I was trying to introduce one of my younger grandsons to trout fishing. I found a hole that hade a lot of room for him to cast so he could do it all on his own . I say fish in the hole so I knew he had a good chance. we start catching a few fish her comes a man just a little older then me and throws into the hole over my grandsons Line and tangles him up . I get him untangled and turn around and here comes this man climbing up on the ledge we were fishing from. The ledge was about 2 feet wide and just enough room for my grandson and I to Stand on.
I looked at the man and asked what he was doing. He said I am going to get up ther with ya'll so I can catch some of those fish too.
I told him he was not going to get up there with us and he would just have to wait till we got done fishing there.
He got mad and said I own just as much of this ledge as yall do . I said excuse me but you don't want to go there.
What would you have done?
