sharing info on a fishing area

[fish1on]

All righty then!

This is the new post to gripe, complain, suggest, vent, share, piggy back, YADA YADA.

Here is my stance (right or wrong):

Yes I have to agree that the more a body of water is advertised, via our huge media offered to us, it may get over fished and over populated. With that being said, I also believe that the catching comes with experience and skill. The folks that share info here are of all skill levels and want nothing but a fun day out on the water with a chance of success.

I am considered a novice fisherman and all the help and suggestions are welcomed. I do not share the info I learn unless the person I received the info from says run with it. I will use it to make my catch rate better but I will also be limited in the info I pass on to others in respect of my teachers wishes.

I think the best approach in posting your days event is to keep it semi vague and if you wish to share more technical info then it can be done via a PM thru this site. I always hope for pictures as an inspiration and for enjoyment during my down time but keep it simple on what ya did. If you wish to share then great if not then be prepared for a couple PM's asking for more info where as you may discriminate as you see fit.

Just a word of caution!!!! DO NOT SHARE ANY INFO WITH PETTY, he will rob your fishing hole blind and deny any compability! I know because I taught him how to cast and make jigs! He claims he new how to cast and that the "Infamous TubeDude was his mentour" but I know better! I was robbed of knowledge and now he has the claim to fame!

O.K. What are your thoughts on posting pertinent info?
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[RILEYFISH]

Fish1on,

I could not agree with you more. I feel that if a person also practices CPR, Catch, Photo and release, Places like Bear lake, The george and many other wonderful places to fish will still be around for years to come so that generations to come will also be able to enjoy them.

I also feel that I am a novice fisherman with some fishing types. There are others that I am much better at. I love to share what little knowledge I have to help others share that enjoyment.

If my posts say to much, then pm me and slap me up against the head and tell me. I hope that My info well be helpfull to others. I know that I have the secret weapon in my boat with me each time. Its called LIL Rileyfish. Without her the Skunk is on for me!

Later
RILEYFISH
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[Bigcat]

Good topic, there are a few over on the Utah board that would say you should NEVER share fishing reports because it is "hot spotting" and they would never do that so the choose to do "not spotting". I say what fun is that. I like to share my fishing adventures and in return like to hear about other peoples fishing adventures. With that being said I believe you need to use disgression and good judgement as to what bodies of water you post about and how much info you share in your post. Some smaller bodies of water (lake or river) just can not survive an onslaught of new fisherman, others can handle it without any problem. If you feel the body of water you have fished could handle a little more pressure then make your post but keep your information general as to location and presentation. They say that 90% of the fish are in 10% of the water (who said that anyway???) so if some new guys show up chances are they are going to be in the wrong area of the lake anyway and not be very successful. They (who are they anyway) also say that 90% of the fish are caught by 10% of the anglers. These 10% are usually those who have paid their dues, done their research, put in their time, and learned the water and fish they are targeting. Even armed with basic information the average angler in not going to show up to lake he has never fished before and just start slaying the fish. Some are lucky enough to have it that way but not most.

So in summary, keep posting your reports cause I like reading them. However use good judgement in how much info you include on sensative waters. Use PM's for sharing selective details to selective other users at your disgression. If someone shares info with you through a PM then it should be kept to yourself unless you have permission to share that information. With that being said I think we need to spend more time fishing!!![cool]
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[petty4life]

Well Well silent Bob speaks. first off your not even fit to carry my molds. as far as knowledge well lets see here all you ever caught was a dink wiper till you fished with me. and let me see you never caught a mack on the bear till you went ice fishing with me. and you did that stupid ice angle. as far as robbing a fishing hole isn't that like the pot calling the kettle black?

you have now been shunned.
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[fish1on]

WHOOPS!!!

These are the stories I tell my wife... didn't think you would find out! []


For real gang, Petty has taught me much about fishing and I could never repay him. I try to make up for all the fun and knowledge he shares by doing odd jobs (framing. wiring, insults) for him. Jason is very knowledgable and has shared many tips with me on fishing Willard Bay and many other bodies of water.

Ya my first Mack from Bear lake was with him and a few other BFT folks. We were fishing the rock pile with hard water under us. The lake had a few inches of snow on it and after I landed my little pup and got it back in the hole I jumped for joy like a little school girl and plopped my fat but into the snow and commenced to make a snow angel. It was a pretty funny site and all that were there will never forget it. I will never forget it or my first Mack! Awesome day!

It is times like this that we love to post about and share with fellow fisherfolks. The post was not too specific but everyone got the feel of the wonderful day. I did get a few pm's afterwords as to what we were using and such and I did provide a few tips to my closer friends.

This is how it is supposed to work and why I stay true to this site! Get slammed, go fishing, make friends! What a cool place!

fish1on out!

Your list of material is now going to be delayed! LOL
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[bodine11]

Hey Pat whats up? I agree with all that has been said. I need to be a little bit more carefull though. It seems to me (maybe its my imagination) that a few people are offended when I post the quantities of fish I catch and the way I fish.[unsure] I try to join in and have fun but everybody has there own opinion I guess. It is fun though to fish with good friends and have good times. This said I just want to say that I love Bear Lake and it is my favorite fishing spot for the past 18 years. The times of year I fish I usually don't need to worry about large crowds. that is one reason I fish when I do that and also the fishing is alot better.[]

Bodine
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[BrianID]

[black]The info that I share depends on a number of factors. I'll share any tips and fishing techniques that I know. Learning new fishing tips and techniques is one of the main reason I check out this site. I would rather read posts about stuff like ice conditions, what has been drained for drought and different lures/flies/bait than reports about how many fish and how big of fish. However I do like seeing pictures of big fish that others have caught. If you post a picture of a big fish and want to keep the exact location to yourself I won't be offended.

I already have more places in my mind that I want to fish than I have time for. Exploring new places or places that I haven't fished for a while is more rewarding to me than going somewhere that I have been "slaying the fish" recently. Most places that I have fished were shown/told to me by friends and family or I've read about somewhere. For me it is very rewarding to catch fish in new places that I find on my own by looking on a map and deciding to check it out or when I get lucky and stumble across something while I’m hunting or fishing somewhere else in the area. Some of my best fishing experience have been at places that I found by doing a little exploring.

I'll post more details about places like Devil Creek were almost all of the fish are recently planted rainbows. I'll post reports about places like Henry's Lake and the South Fork that are already fished by everyone and their dog but won't post GPS coordinates to the big ones are. I'll be even more vague or not post at all when it comes to small creeks or species like sturgeon, bass and wild trout. I probably only post a report for 1 out of 4 times that I go fishing. I doubt that I would see very many other fishermen at some of my favorite spots if I posted detailed reports every time I go fishing but I wouldn't like to find out the hard way.
If someone wants to post details about big wild fish from places that don’t receive very much fishing pressure that is their choice but I wouldn’t recommend it. I just think it is better to not tell everyone exactly about things like where, when and how to catch big bass on their spawning beds like certain a certain bimonthly Rocky Mounting Fishing/Hunting magazine. As long as someone is an active BFT member I’ll share almost anything with the exception of a few things that I won't even tell most of my friends.[/black]
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[tubeN2]

I've always felt that it is good to share only what you have to as far as fishing locations.

Tips, techniques, methods and tactics are always shared by me full heartely. I feel better about myself by knowing that someone can benefit from what I have to share with them.

There are so many spots to fish in ID that it isn't even funny. Over the many summers that I spent there and a few nice winters, I was able to fish quite a few areas of the Snake River, Palies, the Tetons, [black]Coeur D' Alene, Mann Lake, Soldiers Meadow, Spring Valley, Winchester, Salmon River, Arrowrock Reservoir, Cranefalls, Anise Sloght, Ashton, Blackfoot,Rexburg, Ririe, Willow Creek and 100s of areas along the Irrigation canals that run through Rigby, Ririe, Menan and Roberts.[/black]

You could never run out of good spots there. I didn't even have a chance to hit the rest of the few hundred other lakes and stream areas there.

I was lucky that they didn't have power bait back when I was there. Nightcrawlers and handmade wood plugs worked for just about everything. For the rest of the species, there were salmon eggs.[cool]
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