Good stuff Steve! Mind if I use it at my club? David
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:28 AM Subject: [VFB] SOME GUIDELINES TO ANGLING ETIQUETTE by Rhea Topping > > Howdy I think that this is worth Teaching. > > THE LAW > Buy and carry a license. > Know your local and state regulations. > Do not trespass. > > THE FISH > Practice catch & release. > Fish barbless. > Land the fish as quickly as possible. > Be patient. Reviving your fish may take longer than landing it. > Keeping the fish? Be humane. Kill it immediately with a hard knock on > the top of the head. > > THE ENVIRONMENT > Don't use lead. > Don't make new tracks or paths. > Whatever you pack in...pack out. > Pick up other people's trash too, particularly monofilament. > > RESPECT FOR FELLOW ANGLERS > Don't enter the water directly in front of another angler, ask what > direction they are fishing and give them plenty of room. > Slow down in dusty parking lots. > Walk quietly past other anglers and stay away from the banks. > Do not contribute to noise pollution - barking dogs, screaming > children, loud music, etc. > > WHO HAS THE RIGHT OF WAY? > The angler casting upstream. > The angler with a fish on. > The stationary angler. > The floating angler should yield to the wading/walking angler. > The first angler to arrive has the right to the pool or flat. > It's a sport...... Sometimes the fish wins!! > but remember.... > Good Things Come To Those Who Wade! > > an excerpt from "ROD RAGE" by Rhea Topping > > ol Al > > ______________________________________________ E-mail Disclaimer and Company Information http://www.absa.co.za/ABSA/EMail_Disclaimer
