We now have the two end members - the honest guy that will tell you exactly where to park, give directions to the brook and tell what to use. And the liar that will purposely mislead you with exaggerations, misinformation and deception. I admire the former and despise the later. Most of us fall somewhere in between.
There’s a lot of good information on the internet but there’s a lot of bad info too. Sorting it out can be a challenge. The notion that beer-drinking, bait-fishing slobs are lurking on this site to find out where the tricos are hatching is absurd. If they are that internet savvy, they’ve probably already found out about the natural reproduction list, wilderness trout streams and the class A list. They may even have surmised the ATW list has a bunch of tributaries with trout. Lord help us if they found topozone or google maps. My friggin house is on the internet! The car is in the driveway.
Personally, I’m torn between promoting the fishing and keeping it secret. It’s a tuff call, but the future may depend on it.