Seaweed,
I suppose this should go to a different thread but here goes anyway.
Thanks for the very interesting article which I have no interest in disputing. However, the point was: does I-serene or dog-pit affect your ability to catch brats? I'll stick with my original assertion, which I believe is supported by your article, that it does not. No doubt I've personally used every excuse known to steelheadom as to why I got skunked, but I'd be the first to admit that dog odor was one of the lamest. I'm still working on a excuse that will stick, so let me know if you come up with one better.

As far as the "other fisher" is concerned, fairness may be a subjective thing but the legality issue is something different. Perhaps you can explain how he was fishing illegally. I read the regs again and it does not seem to addresss this situation directly.