Howdy DJ,

My neighbor was up fishing the Cascade last weekend, and had a sweet looking drift he was fishing. Well, he broke off his leader and was squatting down to re-tie when another guy steps within 3 ft of him and starts casting to the same water...

Wouldn't have been so bad but the guy hooked up on a fish that Phil was after...nice buck, apparently. Phil chewed on the guy for a moment and figured it was best he leave before things got out-of-hand.

I would rather have a fair\questionable section of water all to myself or the guys I'm fishing with than try to fish that kind of crowded beach. Going fishless and enjoying the peace and tranquility of the river is far better IMO than trying to deal with the hassles.


Mike