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With regard to the "thousands" of people I have taught to cast. This
sounds
ridiculous of course, but is a fact. Where I live, people are obliged to
take a number of tests before they can go fishing. For a long time I
instructed large numbers of people wishing to do this. Often up to a
hundred or more at a time, and several times a year. Normally, most
could
cast well enough to pass the test after two Saturday mornings
instruction,
and a couple of days practicing on their own.

TL
MC

Mike,

A bit off topic for the subject but I was intrigued by the idea of
required instruction prior to taking up fishing. Driving, sure (in
fact, most in the US ought to go back for a refresher! ) Hunting, makes
good sense as you're dealing with potentially lethal mistakes, but
fishing? Is it conservation that they want to teach or is it a safety
issue? I fish with Frank Reid regularly so no one is more aware of the
dangers of fishing than me (and I've pulled some pretty stupid stuff
myself I just don't share it!) but I can't think of any classroom or
on-the-water course that would have saved me.

Happy Easter

Allen
Catonsville, MD

Hi Allen,
Mike and I had a little bit of recollection a few years ago as I recall
about fishing in Germany. As you were in the military, as me, certain
"rules", at the time were made much easier for US military personnel.
Certainly the standard Germany bureaucratic things happen, but as I recall,
I had to only show a US license, from any state, spend a long time waiting
in an office, a military ID, then get a license. . .with a small fee.
Of course, most areas after that were pay as you go, and stocked trout, but
kinda neat, if flyfishing was allowed. ( generally couldn't catch and
release) Residents have to go through a much more regulated process to get
a license. . .uhhh . . .with money. BestWishes,
DaveMohnsen
Denver

Dave,
I was lucky enough to make a half dozen trips to Alaska (Yakitat) with
my grandfather before he passed away. There was always the same group
of four German gentleman there fishing at the same time as us (late
June for Sockeyes and Kings) . Only one spoke any English and he spoke
about how much different the fishing was but we really didn't talk
about regulations more just the type and environment. One of the other
gents was the tyer of the group and he and I would set our vices up on
the porch rail outside our rooms and tie after dinner. I recall a
couple of the hundreds of fish we caught but more sharing a common
interest without little means to communicate. I was always popular
though since I brought beer from Seattle as the only beer they had
available was "both kinds, Bud and Bud light"
When I was in Aviano for the Kosovo debacle I saw lot of very large
rainbows in the river near where we were staying and one of the other
guys looked into fishing but it seemed much as you said, money and
paperwork and we really didn't have much time to do any anyway.

Thanks for the info.

Allen