Posted by Bear from 153.113.3.2 on October 25, 2001 at 13:03:48:
In Reply to: Re: Catchable Trout Flies Part 2... posted by Jim F on October 25, 2001 at 10:40:55:
In Spring have the Flies C&R season first as our neighbors in Wisconsin do with both bass C&R and Trout Files only C&R. Then turn the meat fishermen loose afterwards if you are worried about a fish going uneaten. (BTW we have had some reports of Rainbows caught in August at Silver Lake, DuPage Co.)
In Fall the survival issue is not a problem till the following May. A pre cathc and kill C&R season would work fine there. The point is we would not have to drive 3-8 hours for some decent fishing. Time for fly fishermen to show some muscle with their County FPDs, I say. DuPage County already encourages C&R on these fish.
Real problems do exist:
1. The fanatical religious belief that the trout are put there so that meat fishermen can stock their freezers twice a year.
2. A limit of 5 per day which should be 2-3 in a metropolitan area like this, the same as the 1-3 Bass limits that most FPs have for their lakes. Take some; leave some.
3. The enforcement may be hard. BooHoo. That is why rangers are paid more than fast food workers. Flies only, catch and release is simple. A ticket if you use anything but flies. A ticket if you keep any fish.
PS I think DuPage county could take the lead on this. Per capita there are more Orvis fly rods in the county than any other county in the state.
In short, if WI can do, it we can do it. Don't underestimate the power of the fly.
Just a few thoughts,
Mike G.