A Perfect Fish

[speyfool]

Loose Lips Sink Ships!!!!

As much as it would be nice to know, the reason small water can sustain small runs is there is not a lot of pressure and name dropping on the FF forums!!!

me

Nevermind. I know what river it is. I can tell by the water color. lol

[loganmike]

Nevermind. I know what river it is. I can tell by the water color. lol

SF, if that is the case we should talk, because that is a great tool to have in the arsenal!

me

[590Mike]

I've got a little different attitude towards this quandry. Don't go showing pic's if you are so special that you are the only fisherman who should be fishing a stream.
In other words either shut up and quit bragging or fill everyone else in. You put your pants on just like overyone else.

For years I have always helped other fishermen out, that is the spirit of fishing and I am still willing to tell someone about fish I have posted on this site.If you are sworn to secrecy then don't post the picture and don't bring it up.

It isn't a single fishermans decision how many rods should be on a stream,you want privacy move to the Yukon. Smug attitudes are for wanna be's

I have a few spots I don' t mention mostly because they are private access.Especially if someone else took me to that spot.

[loganmike]

I've got a little different attitude towards this quandry. Don't go showing pic's if you are so special that you are the only fisherman who should be fishing a stream.
In other words either shut up and quit bragging or fill everyone else in. You put your pants on just like overyone else.

For years I have always helped other fishermen out, that is the spirit of fishing and I am still willing to tell someone about fish I have posted on this site.If you are sworn to secrecy then don't post the picture and don't bring it up.

It isn't a single fishermans decision how many rods should be on a stream,you want privacy move to the Yukon. Smug attitudes are for wanna be's

I have a few spots I don' t mention mostly because they are private access.Especially if someone else took me to that spot.

590mike I agree with you, we as fisherman should be willing to help others out and I believe that most of us are. The only problem I find with saying specific names of streams/rivers on the internet forum is then a simple google search will draw up the thread and then the cat is out of the bag so to speak.

I have shown a many fisherman and talked to many fisherman about rivers, i just don't agree with posting names on the forum, PM's however, are a different story. Often times they result in a friendship or at the very least a good day fishing with someone new.

Hope everyone has been getting out recently!

me

[Dustin Revel]

I've got a little different attitude towards this quandry. Don't go showing pic's if you are so special that you are the only fisherman who should be fishing a stream.
In other words either shut up and quit bragging or fill everyone else in. You put your pants on just like overyone else.

For years I have always helped other fishermen out, that is the spirit of fishing and I am still willing to tell someone about fish I have posted on this site.If you are sworn to secrecy then don't post the picture and don't bring it up.

It isn't a single fishermans decision how many rods should be on a stream,you want privacy move to the Yukon. Smug attitudes are for wanna be's

I have a few spots I don' t mention mostly because they are private access.Especially if someone else took me to that spot.

Please don't! I appreciate the fish pic without knowing where it came from. If he has put in the time to find this place and timed it right GREAT job. Looking at me gets me pretty damn excited to go eat cold chicken noodle soup for a couple days.
Thanks for the picture and i hope there are more to come

[wjorg]

Stop whining.....if you cant appreciate a steelhead from an unnamed river, dont look at photos.

[stevie steelhead]

The entire virtual world listened to the bragging about steelhead in the Trinity last year, and came in droves from all over the world. The list of guides who managed to get BLM guide permits, included some from Newe Zealand, Montana, etc., (and this did not include guides who were guiding illegally without permits).
There were up to anywhere from 40-60 boats on the small/narrow part of the Trinity on a daily basis.
This year was back to a less crowded scene, because we will never see the incredible return of hatchery fish like last year.
I and most of you who frequent this board should share pics and stories without naming the river or where you are fishing, and we should all learn from this lesson.

[speyfool]

The entire virtual world listened to the bragging about steelhead in the Trinity last year,

I don't know if this was the case on the Trinity (last year or any year). However, I know that I often see the most bragging about rivers and number of fish from guides. Trying to get more clients and to look like the #1 guy to go to.

Personally, I love to share information just because I feel good about it. My blog shares the places I go and what happened there. (Although I've stopped naming exact runs for the most part. To me, that's the best compromise. Name the river but keep exact spots to yourself.) I get a lot of people thanking me and I've made a lot of friends through it. Because I was willing to share. However, I have pissed off at least one person from it. So be it.

If the river is small and cannot handle the traffic, I guess I can understand being quiet. Although, I must admit sometimes it bothers me when someone brags about a spot openly on a forum then shuts up and continues to tease like a high school girl. (--- This does not really fit for this thread. I'm talking in Generalities --)

But just seeing a picture without pushing it, it's okay with me. I like looking at the fish porn!

[Hairstacker]

And just to be clear, in this case, Matt has only posted twice in this entire thread -- the original post to share the picture and only one other post to say he couldn't identify the water in response to someone who asked.

[speyfool]

And just to be clear, in this case, Matt has only posted twice in this entire thread -- the original post to share the picture and only one other post to say he couldn't identify the water in response to someone who asked.

Very true. I edited my post because after re-reading it- it may of sounded like I was talking about this thread. When really, I was talking generalities.