"Mr. Opus McDopus" wrote in message
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I have to say that it is somewhat amazing to me that you can say "George
Bush" or "Global Warming" around here and start a conversation that goes
on for a while. The discussion may lack rationality and even basic
intelligence, but at least people care.

Start a thread on an emerging threat to our sport and only one person
cares enough to even look it up and their respnse is NIMBY. (No offense
Wolfgang, it's the same response I get whenever I tell anyone about it,
even at rivers that are affected)

Why do we get wound up about yo yo politicos and not the sport this group
supposedly cares about? BTW, not really expecting an answer.

Patrick

For one thing I have never heard about it. Second, I haven't a clue as to
who you are, but I can almost guarantee that you will get some action,
since you have approached the issue in the usual ROFF manner--Aggravation!

Others who may know or want to know more are likely to respond to you
query.

I'll contact the NC Wildlife Commission about it. Now what exactly does
the acronym DIDYMO stand for, or is that the name of the algae?

Op
Op:

I am a long time lurker living in NC. At least I've lurked enough to have
some sort of sense for the players here.

NC Wildlife is clueless about this. Check this out instead
http://www.fedflyfishers.org/conDidymo.php

Our NC waters are what I am worried about. This stuff is in the South
Holston, and the Watauga and those guides work the Smoky Mountain streams,
the
Davidson, and the Wilson Creek area as well. Didymo has not spread beyond
the tail race waters, yet............. If the people fishing the tailwaters
don't take this seriously and spread it into our smaller
waters..............well you live here and you know the fragile state of
things as they are.

I fish the Smith River in VA regularly and I keep a separate pair of boots
for NC fishing.

I'm only being aggravating as a way of getting you guys riled up. After
that, I'll go back to lurking!!

See ya,

Patrick