I received an e mail the other day about the The Feathered Hook wanting to start some float trips down Penns, I totally understand someone wanting to have more cash flow for their business and their desire to give their customers who may not be able to wade or walk the distances needed to get to some of the spots a helping hand, but? I have seen the amount of canoes and kyaks that come down in the Spring and just what they do to the fishing- nothing! the fish go down for a while then come right back up the only thing these people do is piss us anglers off, they almost never have manners enough to ask if it's ok to float by or try and go behind us instead they cause us to get up set! Think about it most of them go past quickly and quietly then the fish rise again in a few minutes but when the beer/soda cans come down after them that is cause for great concern but that is not why the new venture of guides and float boats is bad it is where the heck are they going to take out at, if it is private property without permission well then watch out for land to be posted and all of us suffer, this will prove to be a very toxic issue, stay tuned for the wars to begin. I for one will not be happy if some bearded guide floats to where I am and begins to have his client fish where I am- that will result in a not so nice conversation and maybe a raining of rocks in the water!
Another subject that has pissed me off or shows how old I am is all the new films on fly fishing shows guy's with beards, tattoos and pearcings everywhere and they call every body "dude", where are the old gentlemen of our sport who have manners and style, I guess gone with the passage of time. I see the same ass holes doing competition fishing in our beloved streams for the sake of a few dollars or a medal, what the hell do numbers mean, just enjoy the total experience! For Christ sakes just enjoy the total outdoor experience and maybe catch a few in the meantime.
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