Show 1 a B RHODY For Better Fishing Never invade another's fishing area When meeting another angler particularly In a trout stream get out and walk far tar enough around aroundhim aroundhIm aroundhim him so as not to scare the fish for fora a reasonable distance ahead If he heis heis hes is s fishing a pool stay pool stay away way from the pool unless its it's large enough to I fish well beyond his range Even so its it's good relations to ask whether your own operations will interfere When moving in a boat keep reasonably clear of trolled lines or still fishermen Never invade the extreme casting range of another Avoid unnecessary noise or other disturbance Dont Don't splash or rocks bang need need- needlessly needlessly needlessly lessly when stream fishing Dont Don't throw things in the water even after youve you've quit a pool An oncoming angler may have to wait walt longer than necessary for things to quiet down dovD At least hell he'll think so Dont Don't put down the fish by walking close to a streams stream's bank unless youre you're fishing or unless youre you're sure it wont won't hinder the operations of another When running an outboard be sure to cut down speed when necessarily necessarily necessarily passing close to fishermen Never lessen another's angling opportunity by damaging needless needless- needlessly ly the fishes' fishes room and board The destruction of such cover and food larders as overhanging branch branch- branches es which may impede your own casting by cutting the removal of bankside banks ide trees and stumps logs rocks beneficial aquatic vegetation sod and the like definitely is bad news for the fish Dont Don't do it Of course never pollute either the water used by the fish or the land land- landscape landscape scap used by the human eyes Never needlessly cause or contrib contrib- contribute contribute ute to muddy water or cause a waterway to become silted or other other- otherwise otherwise otherwise wise choked Dont Don't obstruct the passage of ot fish Never take more fish than actual actual- actually ly will be used Let usage rather than laws gov gov- govern govern govern ern the maximum number and min min- minimum minImum minn size of the fish you take Never unnecessarily injure a fish which may be released Use a dIs- dIs gorger Never cause the Introduction of ot otan an unwanted species Never dump bait pails pans The care care- careless careless careless less or unwitting introduction of ot yel yel- yellow yellow yellow low perch bait has ruined many a trout water Young carp often are very hard to distinguish from t f rom r o m shiners Tolerate the other anglers angler's point of ot view or selection of gear Be careful with your hook No Joe J e is welcome In any boat for example if J he shows an Inclination inclination tion lion toward swipe sideswipe mayhem Learn to cast without endangering others Taking ten minutes after the t h e side bank-side lunch to plunge fresh cut willow shoots well into the ground may pay amazing dividends during your own fishing lifetime There are always ways to improve unproductive unproductive unproductive water Often a man can do much in a few hours especially to help control erosion or to establish cover or even to improve the beauty of the stream Its It's funny how fishing anticipation generally runs much higher on a pretty stream or at least one not unnecessarily messed up by Man A tJ A tJ A tJ |