Tim Lysyk wrote:
I went fishing with a friend today. ...

Nice TR. A very pleasant read this morning.

I noticed a few things about the fish...they were all
in good shape, and very good color. I am not sure if that is because of
the limited access, or the mandatory use of barbless hooks. ...

I'd cast my vote for the low fishing pressure. There's a
mandatory barbless rule on the San Juan in New Mexico and
some of those fish are totally beat to ****.

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Ken Fortenberry