Comments on: Gila Trout Experience http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1493/gila-trout-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss essays and musings on fly fishing for native trout Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:57:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1493/gila-trout-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2244 Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) Wed, 04 May 2011 01:29:14 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1493#comment-2244 Dave, I haven't made it to catch Gila yet, but it's on the bucket list! Dave, I haven’t made it to catch Gila yet, but it’s on the bucket list!

]]> By: David G http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1493/gila-trout-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-2241 David G Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:29:45 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1493#comment-2241 They actually said that? Wow. The San Juan is fine and dandy, if you like elbow to elbow fishing. Anyway, great page! I'll be keeping up with you! They actually said that? Wow. The San Juan is fine and dandy, if you like elbow to elbow fishing. Anyway, great page! I’ll be keeping up with you!

]]> By: Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1493/gila-trout-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1370 Cutthroat Stalker (Scott) Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:25:19 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1493#comment-1370 Hi Dan! This is what I said: "Apparently they haven't quite caught the vision of small stream fishing for native species: they are not always easy to catch and they are usually small." I'm not saying that they don't know their stuff, especially how to fish. They certainly know the problems of protecting the native species. They just don't seem to be into the small fish/small stream kind of fishing. However, when fishing for most native species, <strong>especially</strong> in the Rocky Mountains since cutthroat are the native species where 90% of the habitat is small stream and 90% of the fish are small (OK, those are just numbers pulled out of the air, but a pretty high percentage on both). I agree that on a non-technical site you'd want to have all different types of readers to relate to the article. I was just a little disappointed that they seemed upset about the size of the water, the size of the fish, and their inability to catch them. In fact, they just didn't really write much about the actual fishing (out of their ~1200 word article, only ~200 words were about the fishing). And that's not necessarily a problem, since like I mentioned, meeting cool people is part of the reason to fish for natives. It's just that it would have been nice if they thought a little more highly of the native fish and their habitat instead of saying this: <blockquote>Ed and I have had enough of this. Small fish, few and far between. Spit across streams. We are headed to big water with big trout, the fabled San Juan River up near the Four Corners.</blockquote> So, like I said, they just haven't caught the vision of fishing for native trout in their native habitat. To catch the little beauties, you have to pay your dues. Hi Dan! This is what I said: “Apparently they haven’t quite caught the vision of small stream fishing for native species: they are not always easy to catch and they are usually small.” I’m not saying that they don’t know their stuff, especially how to fish. They certainly know the problems of protecting the native species. They just don’t seem to be into the small fish/small stream kind of fishing. However, when fishing for most native species, especially in the Rocky Mountains since cutthroat are the native species where 90% of the habitat is small stream and 90% of the fish are small (OK, those are just numbers pulled out of the air, but a pretty high percentage on both).

I agree that on a non-technical site you’d want to have all different types of readers to relate to the article. I was just a little disappointed that they seemed upset about the size of the water, the size of the fish, and their inability to catch them. In fact, they just didn’t really write much about the actual fishing (out of their ~1200 word article, only ~200 words were about the fishing). And that’s not necessarily a problem, since like I mentioned, meeting cool people is part of the reason to fish for natives. It’s just that it would have been nice if they thought a little more highly of the native fish and their habitat instead of saying this:

Ed and I have had enough of this. Small fish, few and far between. Spit across streams. We are headed to big water with big trout, the fabled San Juan River up near the Four Corners.

So, like I said, they just haven’t caught the vision of fishing for native trout in their native habitat. To catch the little beauties, you have to pay your dues.

]]> By: Dan http://scarles.org/blog/cutthroat-stalker/1493/gila-trout-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-1369 Dan Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:32:11 +0000 http://scarles.org/blog/?p=1493#comment-1369 i got the impression that since their blog is on espn.com and not a highly technical fly-fishing website that they were trying to relate their experiences on a level which all fly anglers (and potential fly anglers) could relate. i didn't interpret it as them not knowing their stuff; these twos seem pretty experienced and have been catching trout longer than i've been alive. they seem to understand and grasp the native trout issue but had to overly explain it to the civilians. just my opinion, though. i'm jealous that i am not with them. i got the impression that since their blog is on espn.com and not a highly technical fly-fishing website that they were trying to relate their experiences on a level which all fly anglers (and potential fly anglers) could relate. i didn’t interpret it as them not knowing their stuff; these twos seem pretty experienced and have been catching trout longer than i’ve been alive. they seem to understand and grasp the native trout issue but had to overly explain it to the civilians. just my opinion, though. i’m jealous that i am not with them.

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