I'd tell the guy that I'm gonna hike up and get some beers to celebrate his catch, walk to the car and call a conservation officer. It's not my job to enforce the regs and certainly not my idea of fun to confront some big worm dunker. Protestors at a war memorial, that's another story. :)
--- "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What would you do if ? > > You've driven for three hours, and hiked for two > miles after parking > your fishing car. As > you make your way down to the stream, a very large > and unkempt fisherman > steps into > your favorite pool, just as you're about to. You > watch quietly, not sure > what to do. > > His rig is nothing but a fly rod, bare hook, > (barbed) with a gob of > red-worms and a cork. > On the fifth drift through "your" Pool, his rod bows > deeply and he > fights a mighty fish. > He sneers as he reels in "Old Tom", the trout you've > tried every year > for the last ten to catch. > Then the SOB kills Old Tom and sticks him in his > creel. > > Catching Old Tom is not enough. So he re-rigs and > drifts the pool again. > This time he catches "Old Sarah", who while not > quite as large as Old > Tom has > much more striking colors. Then he kills Old Sarah > and sticks her in his > creel. > Mind you this stretch of stream is catch and > release, no barbs on hooks. > > JIMMY D > > > > -- > > > > ============================================================================= > Jimmy D. Moore - Retired Scout Executive, BSA, Asst. > Moderator Fly Fishing > World Email List,Member VFB, HCFF, NAFC - Life > Member. Freelance > Outdoor writer and Author of "MOON HOLLER MISFITS" > Click URL for info. > > http://home.earthlink.net/~rayado/rayadoflyfishingflypatternstips/index.html > > "Being able to read trout streams is just as > valuable to a > fly fisherman as the ability to read a defense is to > a Quarterback." > ============================================================================= > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/
