I must agree with most of what Silver Hilton said but I must disagree with what he said in regards to the reason why waters are made flyfishing only.

They are not made flyfishing only to accomadate flyfishers as much as they are to invoke a measure of conservation.

One of the origonal flyfishing waters in this state and the first steelhead river to be designated fly-only was the NF Stilly. This was done solely as a conservation measure to protect the magnificent yet fragile race of Deer Creek wild summer steelhead.

I would hate to see the damage one could do swinging a spoon or a spinner or drifting a corky or some form of an aritificial bait through the Deer Creek riffle in the middle of the summer. These fish are incredibly aggresive, you do not need to cast far and with the warmer temperatures of summer, the numbers of fish caught need to be limited. This is best done via a fly-only restriction.

It is something that I dont want to to see...not because I am against this proposal but because the protection of these fish come first.

[ 01-18-2002: Message edited by: RPetzold ]