Show B 6 JIM RHODY For Better Fishing Never Invade another's fishing fi hIng 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 heis is fishing a pool stay pool stay away aw away y from the pool unless its it's large enough to fo 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 ot trolled lines or still fishermen Never invade the extreme casting range of ot another Avoid unnecessary noise or other oth r disturbance Dont Don't splash or bang rocks need need- 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 angIer may have to wait walt longer than necessary for things to quiet down 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 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 Cs which may Impede your own casting by cutting the removal of ot bankside 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 landscape used by the human eyes Never needlessly cause or contrib contrib- contribute ute to muddy water or cause a waterway to become silted or other other- otherwise otherwIse wise choked Dont Don't obstruct the passage of fish Never take more fish than actual actual- actually ly will be used Let usage rather than laws govern gov gov- govern govern ern the maximum number and min min- minimum minimum minimum size of ot the fish you take Never unnecessarily injure a fish which may be released Use a dis- dis gorger Never cause the introduction of an unwanted species Never dump bait pans pails The care care- careless careless careless less or unwitting introduction of yel yel- yellow yellow yellow low perch bait has ruined many a trout water Young carp often are very hard to distinguish from fro f r o m shiners Tolerate the other anglers angler's point of view or selection of ot gear Be careful with your hook No Joe is welcome in any boat for example if U he shows an inclination inclination inclination tion toward swipe side mayhem Learn to cast without endangering others Taking ten minutes after atter the t h e side bank lunch to plunge fresh cut fresh cut willow shoots well into the ground may pay amazing dividends during your own fishing lifetime There I Iare are always 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 A A V |