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Originally posted by Steeliegreg:
Here is a question for those who do both gear and fly. How do you see fishing ettiquette compare between fly and gear fishermen? What is the basic difference in personality between fly and gear fishermen? I have friends that fish both ways, and often go fish with them while they fish gear. As long as we give each other some room, it's all good.
I often find that fly fishermen are more friendly to talk to and will tell you what is working and how to catch the fish. Fly fishermen I've also noticed are more friendly to the enviroment (little or no garbage in fly fishing only waters). Fly fishermen are also seem to use the fishing ethics i.e. no stepping in below a person fishing a run.

Now gear fishermen (not all but many) leave garbage, have little respect for other angler and are other secretive. Keep in mind that this is not all gear fishermen.
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