The Future of Fly Fishing in America ?

On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 09:01:15 -0700, Willi & Sue wrote:

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On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 08:13:49 -0700, Willi & Sue wrote:


Er, no, not entirely accurate. You can't fish RIGHT below the dam (yeah, it may
be "your" land, "your" water, "your" fish, but...), but you can fish for a short
stretch below that, and then, it's private for a lot longer stretch than the
"public" stretch. The public stretch must be maintained, cleaned up (not all of
"the public" is as tidy as others), etc., and as you said, it's a circus. The
private stretch is clean, healthier, and closer to its natural state.


That is an issue of use. If something gets used heavily, ie it's popular
with people, then there will be maintenance.

The lower stretches may be cleaner (probably mainly because fewer people
use them) but healthier and closer to the natural state? It's the lower
stretches (including the private stretches) that have had the fish kills
in recent years due to irrigation usage. There was a heavy kill in the
lower stretches a few years back. And alfalfa fields and grazing cattle
are closer to its natural state?

Wrong places - the first 300 yards or so below the dam are off-limits to the
public, the next 400 yards are public-access (where your aptly-described
"circus" takes place), and then, it's private for quite a distance, and while it
is a ranch, the river itself is about as pristine as anything in the area.

TC,
R

Willi