Some spots/times are more crowded than they were 30 years ago...but plenty are less crowded, too...that's not really the issue for me, though the west end streams get pretty clogged with boats on some days.

I'd rather just fish less than prime days/conditions when the crowds start to bug me too much.

I still love doing it, and catching fish...I just don't try quite as hard any more, and am more easily satisfied with a few fish here and there, fishing when/where I want, in whatever way I feel like fishing that day, conditions and "best technique for today" be damned

Fish on...

Todd