Does trout season bring out all the idiots??

[arizonaangler]

My son and I were going to do some night fishing on French Creek, to avoid some of the idiots that trout season always seem to bring out, and we saw three guys with a CASTNET throwing it into the creek. As I approached them, they got scared and took off. Laying on the bank were 17 trout that were too far gone to return to the creek. I got a shovel out of my truck and we buried them so that they guys couldn't come back and get them. What gets into people??? This morning I was fishing and a guy and his two kids came up to the pool I was fishing by myself and asked if I was catching anything. I told him that I had gotten a few so he and the kids walked into the creek and began drifting bait about ten feet away from me. I asked him if he would mind moving up some so that my spinners didn't tangle with his lines, and he began a tirade on how he had purchased a license just as I did and was entitled to fish anywhere he felt like it. I really thought about kicking the snot out of this jerk, but then I thought about his kids and decided to just leave and try another spot. The more I thought about it as the day wore on the more angry I got. What kind of lesson was this guy teaching his kids. Disrespect is disrespect no matter where it occurs. What ever happened to being the polite, considerate fishermen that I was taught to be? I think from now on I will just stay in my boat and keep my distance.

[Fisherman]

It does seem like it. It doesn't require much skill to catch stocked trout and it's probably the only thing they can catch. Even though he does having a fishing license and has a right to fish those holes he shouldn't be fishing your back pocket for goodness sakes. It appears common courtesy isn't so common anymore.

I've seen my fair share of knuckleheads. I saw a guy catch a smaller trout, he got pissed off and swing the line around like a flail and slammed the fish against the bridge obviously killing it. I wanted nothing to do with this guy so I left for another hole. What if his bail opened and that fish smacked me in the head? Unfortionatly no rangers were around. I've also seen guys just full out yell profanity infront of younger children. It's unreal.

[takem]

I rarely go out for trout anymore. Usually in the rain to avoid people and never on opening day or a weekend. Too many bad experiences to even start to mention. Its not my kind of fishing anyway. Theres plenty of shad and stripers this time of year to keep busy.

[AC]

I fly fish mostly for trout but I have had the same experience to many times to count. I have never seen someone with a castnet but I bet they were a real group of winners. Unfortunately there are not enough wardens around to take care of all the clowns. Best bet this time of year is let the amateurs catch all they can for the freezer and wait a month until you can go back out and fish normally again. I fish January through March and then May through December which weeds most of the people out. Does anyone know if the game wardens have a direct number where you can call people in?? Be great to have on the speed dial even at Marsh when people are keeping undersized bass!

[crappieking2909]

yeah i hear you I pretty much gave up trout fishing because last year I got into a heated fight with some woman because she was pissed that I had all of my kids fishing with me and they should have been at the kid pond at hibernia instead of in her way. What the hell is that all about I'll never know. Oh well i guess

[jigger3150]

Its not just trout fishing, its everywhere. The world is going to hell and I'm along for the ride.

[BigDaveE]

TROUT WARRIORS

[GordonsOwner]

at least when I trout fish I catch real stocked trout

thats big dave on the right,

[BigDaveE]

HAHA, your a funny guy Chris