I don't mind if there are a few ff'g only areas...especially if they're put'n'take lakes designed to promote a "quality" fishery...but you won't find me advocating for any more in anadromous fishing zones.

If any of those areas need extra protection from bait, or treble hooks, or high pressure fishing, than selective gear rules ought to be sufficient for all of those reasons.

Every once in a while a fly-guy will get a bit up in arms saying that gear guys have so many more places to fish...which, of course, is pure bunk. I always ask them "Show me one, single, place in the State where a flyfisherman cannot fish during an open season"...which they can't.

Every single place that is open for any kind of fishing anywhere is open to a flyfisherman, they actually have the greatest opportunity of all gear types.

Now, I realize that just because Blue Creek is open to flyfishing, it would be a bit hard to flyfish there with all the gear guys around, though I've seen them manage at Reiter, which isn't a whole lot better as far as room goes.

Fish on...

Todd