The north fork stilly has the same rule above Cisero and I think most people are fine with it. The river is just too small. If it were open to it, I think there would be a race to see who could pull their plugs through the good holes first. I've floated it several times on my "platoon boat" and never felt that I was at a disadvantage stopping to bank fish.
The north fork also has a motor restriction. You wanna whine about that too?
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