On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:43:42 -0700 (PDT), rb608
wrote:
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Lastly, kudos to the NYDEC for the rule changes and enforcement for
the ffo stretch. No more lead chuckers using fly rods to circumvent
the intent of ”ffo”. A couple guys got busted while we were there.
The ffo stretch was noticeable less crowded and more pleasant. It was
a pleasure watching other guys actually fly fish for a change.

Joe F.

I agree with all that - and glad that the fish cops are still on patrol to
enforce the new regs. We saw almost none of the carnage of past years - with
the notable exception of the scene at the trestle (which was still just as
ugly as always).

Speaking of enforcement officers, apparently I *almost* got in trouble at the
very top of the upper FFO section one afternoon. I was standing about 20 feet
below the wire denoting the end of the legal fishing zone when I saw a salmon
roll less than five feet above the wire.

Unbeknownst to me, Paul had just spotted a fish cop with a video camera
trained on me - probably just waiting for me to cast upstream of that wire. I
had just rolled out about a 30 foot cast to the middle of the river when I saw
the salmon above the wire, so I pulled the line up and in one motion aimed
towards that salmon above me - and promptly draped about five feet of leader
over the wire. Whoops!

Once I got the leader off the wire I gave up on that salmon. Paul said the
fish cop put his camera down with a look of disgust ;-)

/daytripper (bad casts happen)