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Beating the crowds

How to avoid stepping on each other's toes when fishing

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Martin Joergensen

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How come the best and most productive fishing spots are always close to parking lots?

Mostly because anglers are lazy. Most of us will fish close to parking lots because we don't want to walk. And when many people gather close to the places with easy access, these places automatically become productive - simply because more anglers catch more fish. But it also means crowding and fish that have been fished over again and again.

The best way to beat the crowds is simply to walk. It will lead you away from people and may even show you new and unfished water with rarely fished fish.

A short podcast today, but better than silence...

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Lots of space - It\'s not like a rush hour, and this is absolutely acceptable - as long as people move along
Lots of space
Martin Joergensen
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The day is over - A day with moderate crowds is about to end
The day is over
Martin Joergensen
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Crowd on the Frying Pan - The tailwater on the Frying Pan just below the dam is quite crowded. The fish are plenty but most have seen everything a normal fly box can offer, and thin tippets are required to entice them. Once you hook a fish and follow it downstream not to have it break you off, you can potentially disturb a dozen anglers and hundreds of fish.
Crowd on the Frying Pan
Martin Joergensen
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Crowds! - The Kokanee salmon gather in huge numbers where the Taylor and Gunnison streams run together. So does the anglers! This crowd was firmly set on their spots and not willing to give up their particular positions. The top man (right) would catch 10-20 fish for each 5 the second man would get. In that time the bottom man (left) would get nothing while the guy upstream from him would maybe get one fish!This place would surely work well with a one-cast-one-step policy!
Crowds!
Martin Joergensen
 

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Published January 6th 2007
Duration 16 minutes and 42 seconds
File size 15.31 Mb

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