Hi Gary,
The article was an editorial Thursday a week ago in the Centre Daily Times,
which is the local newspaper in State College, PA. The author was a spin
fisherman who expressed frustration with people who assumed he fly-fished when
they learned he fished for trout. He couldn't understand why people didn't
know that "fly fishers were only 10%" of the trout seeking population.
The organization I referred to is TAP (Traditional Angler's of Pennsylvania).
They lobby in favor of no restrictions on bait fishing. The writer in the
article did not mention whether he has any connection with TAP.
My concern comes from the fact that there are about 6300 miles of trout streams
in PA, where a total of 16 miles are designated FF-only. That's 0.25%, but TAP
complains that any increase is prejudicial against them and the "traditional"
way of fishing. They have over 99% of the stream miles and think they deserve
it all.
Mark
--- Gary and Diane Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A little slow in asking this, where can i find the article you read?
> Thanks
> Gary smith
>
> Mark Klemick wrote:
>
> >Hi gang,
> >
> >Yesterday I read an article in which the writer stated that fly fishers
> >comprise 10% of all trout fishers. This seemed plausible to me, but then I
> >started to wonder how you would actually measure this. Maybe the f-f
> >manufacturers have studied this and have some idea of their market size.
> >
> >Does anyone know if 10% is the right number, and also whether there are
> >published studies that substantiate this?
> >
> >I'm curious because here in PA there is an organization fighting against
> catch
> >& release sections in streams, and against fly-only stretches where worms
> ain't
> >welcome.
> >
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