Warm water fly fishermen who just don't care

[fishbaithohaha]

Hold yourself to a higher standard. As Crosby, Stills, Nash said, "... feed them on your dreams. The ones they picks. The ones you'll know by."

 

[maxima12]

Almost Cut My Hair Today! Take an Ear and let your freak flag fly! Just the other day! I saw, Cortez the Killer! Seems Cortez and the Mining, have much in common. A new world in the Sun, as we gathered round the Free Tree that was cut down, on the "RUN". My lyrics! The women all were beautiful and the men stood straight and tall, Pa. loves me till this day, i can not remember how i lost my way!

Maxima12

What a Killer?

 

[afishinado]

Everyone has their own ideas on what is "right" to do.

I believe it really comes down to your own definition sportsmanship rather than legality.

While it may be legal, is it sporting or even ethical to fish in water that is too warm and the fish are struggling to survive?

 

[salvelinusfontinalis]

Depends.

Are your poor, hungry and keeping your catch?
If so id say it is entirely ethical.
If not, then not so much.

IMO of course YMMV.

 

[JoeE]

IMO fish when you can just don’t be a BUTT!!!! The ecosystem/environment will survive. Joe. E

 

[Swattie87]

“Sometimes we all do things that, well, just don’t make no sense.”

- F. Gump

 

[jifigz]

Not the point of the thread, but I totally oppose closures during spawning seasons. Our populations of browns are doing great with our current regs. Fishing when it is too warm is for each angler to figure out. When they truly love the trout, the water, and the quality of the stream they will stop themselves whether from participating in activities such as trout fishing when the water is too warm. That is, under our current regs.

 

[moon1284]

You could say the same exact thing as the post above but substitute warm water for during the spawn.

 

[lycoflyfisher]

I agree Jfigz, the only justification that I could see for a spawn closure would be in response to a substantial fish kill whether caused by pollution, severe drought or flooding. Even then I would have to be presented with significant evidence to support a fall closure. Fish are often able to over come these setbacks with increased spawning success, the problem is when you have compounding stressors. An example would be the drought NCPA is still experiencing with little to no relief in site. If certain watersheds would get a devestating flood in late Oct or Nov this fall you would see a stream take years to recover.

Outside of a select few watersheds, fall angling pressure seems to be insignificant in my experience.