rude people

[ryan]

you know what really bothers me are rude people on taney I have had several encounters with people just walking right up to where i am fishing and start casting like I am not even there. I am not stingy at all and I will go out of my way to help anyone catch fish by telling them with what and how I am fishing. On more than one instance I have had guides take their clients right to where I am fishing ( within wispering distance) and start fishing. I had a guide who was in a boat (I was wading) row a client to a place where I was catching fish and instruct him to start casting the client kind of gave the guide a funny look like he felt uncomfortable so I just nodded at him and waded on realizing that this guy had paid money to catch fish and that there are tons of other great holes on taney. It is unfortunate that people don't all share the common understanding that most fisherman do Be Polite. I can understand if it was someone who hadn't had much experience fishing but when guides start doing it I really get aggravated. Oh well I just needed to vent a little

[Brian K. Shaffer]

Ryan - sorry you had the experience.

hmm.. wonder who the guide was ??

Since I was there today - I have an idea.

He is getting a reputation...

( I'm out of this one on that note )

Brian

[Phil Lilley]

I was fishing one day and catching fish at the bottom of rebar. I gentleman walked from upstream down to my right and eased down to where he was eventually casting where I was casting and even moved further where I had no place to cast. I thought I could wait him out but he didn't move. He did catch a couple of trout so that made things worse- he wasn't moving. I had been there for 3 hours so I figured I had my good time and started to leave. I waded over to him and said in a quiet voice (I didn't want anyone to know I was getting on him) that he had moved into my area too close. He was surprised- didn't have a clue he had done it... very apologetic and offered to move. I said I was going home... then he said he knew me- he was a guest of mine. I'm glad I handled it that way- I'm glad I didn't yell or give him a dirty look and walk off discussed. Doesn't happen that way all the time... wish it did.

[porochi]

Fish on weekdays when possible. I try to stay away from Taney, especially the trophy area, on weekends because the terds really come out then...

[Fitz]

I witnessed something that was absolutely crazy today. I had had some fun around rebar, and hooked a very large rainbow that broke me off after what seemed like a five minute fight- who knows how long it really was- the fish was over 25 and closer to thrity inches. I broke him off right by the bank trying to beach him for a photo op, but thats another tale.

Well it was getting late and I decided to walk up towards #2 and look around above it and in the outlet just to see what was happening up there. By the time I arrived at #2 there were several guys fishing so I sat down on the large square rock. A few seconds later a older gentlemen came down the stairs and promptly walked right into the exact spot one of the original fishermen were fishing. The original fisherman spoke hastily and used some profanity in order to describe his disgust as he reeled in and came to the bank. Then to everyone's surprise the guy who walked in on him quickly stormed the beach and threw down his rod. The next few seconds were quite tense to say the least as they sized each other up and prepared to fight. Luckily the original fisherman-who had a few hefty friends with him, decided that leaving was the best answer.

I've seen behavior similar to this in the trout parks, but this is the first time on taney. I goes without saying that I quickly found my "relaxing" spot to sit was anything but relaxing. Thank goodness that most people can deal with these matters in a little bit more civilized manner.

But all is well--the fish were really hitting all the way until 6:30 when it was to dark and the water was a bit to high to fish with what I had on.

[FRENZEL]

Just take a bass rod with a husky jerk for backup. When that happens wrap it up against the boat a few times(warning shots) before kindly snagging him down to the backing. Then back to some peaceful flyfishing.

[Kansas Fly Fisher]

I've encounter the same type of people before as well. I usually move on down the stream. I figure if they want to fish there that bad, just let them have it and move on to some new fish and adventure. It's a shame that there are fishermen out there that don't respect the stream etiquette but I guess it takes all kinds. Who knows, maybe moving will put me onto some bigger fish anyway.

John

[sms_alum]

Do any of you ever say anything to people "shuffling"? The times I have, there have been mixed results. Some, usually newer to the sport fly-fisherman, actually take the criticism constuctively and begin to actually fish. Sometimes I even lend them a hand and give them a couple "real" flies. Others take great offense to this to say the least.

Just wondering how others handle this?

[jscheetz]

When I was there a few weeks ago I had a guy walk across the river with his wife within 4 feet of me - right out through where I was fishing. There was at least 100 feet of space down river to the next fisherman and it was the same depth - guess they were just too lazy to go anywhere else. And to make matters worse - he was smoking a cigar and blowing smoke all over - I actually looked at him and just had to laugh. I am sure they wondered what I was laughing at - they were pretty oblivious to anyone else's space - as long as they were in the world guess that was all that mattered. So I turned to the other way, and here was this guy who might as well of had just a single 6 foot long piece of line tied on the end of his flyrod as he was just facing downstream and dropping his fly right into the fish congrugating at his feet. - He kept this up along the banks for most of the time I was there. I tell you I just started laughing out loud!!! The zipperhead cigar smoking oblivious guy in front of me - the cane pole fisherman behind me - was all a hoot - kind of like being at a three ring circus - clowns wherever you looked. I took a break after that and decided it was best to laugh about it rather than get mad - would have be easy to have flashed back to my youth and clocked the guy and fed him his cigar - but instead I had a good time with it. Because when all was said and done I caught about 40 fish that day - so not all bad. Bottom line - if you go to taney - expect plenty of goofballs - then you won't be dissapointed.

Might start a new thread on the need for a special class to take to get a license to fish taney -

JS

[diamond dave]

I found the best way to get rid of rude fisherman is just concentrate more and try to catch as many fish

as possible while they stand there and catch nothing. Usually it just ticks them off and they end up

leaving.