Overcrowding on Trout Streams, with Spencer Durrant
The Orvis Fly-Fishing Podcast
James Hathaway
4.8 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2021
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
Overcrowding is an issue on many of our more popular trout streams, and there is no easy solution. This week I join journalist Spencer Durrant [@40:06] to discuss what he sees are solutions to some of the problems, both in finding alternate places to fish and also how to behave if you find yourself on a crowded river.
In the Fly Box this week, we have the following questions and comments:
Are all gloves bad for handling fish?
What section of a river should I fish and what areas of a river should I target at different times of day?
Should I always fish a dry with a dropper and can I use this method in fast water?
Can I get permission to get a tattoo of Tom on my arm?
Are there any significant advantage of a 6-weight rod over a 5-weight?
How can someone get into raising poultry for the fly-tying industry?
How beat up can a streamer get and still be effective?
Any insight in getting a fly-fishing class set up in my school?
What do you think about people playing bluetooth speakers on steelhead rivers?
How do I decide what flies to bring on a trip?
Any old school tips you can share with us?
Some great tips from a listener on the use of game bird feathers.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi and welcome to the Orvis Fly Fishing Podcast. |
| 0:12.1 | This is your host Tom Rosenbauer and in my interview this week I'm going to be talking |
| 0:17.8 | to journalist Spencer Durant of Utah and we're going to be talking about crowding on |
| 0:25.6 | trout streams today, crowding on many of the more popular trout streams and although there's |
| 0:32.5 | no easy answer, there are a few things that people can do both to get away from the crowds |
| 0:39.0 | and also to the kind of behavior that you should exhibit when you're on a more crowded stream |
| 0:47.2 | and then talk a little bit about solutions for overcrowding on some more popular streams |
| 0:53.3 | which is of course the toughest part of the question. |
| 0:57.4 | So I hope you enjoy that and I hope it gets you thinking. |
| 1:01.8 | But first the fly box and if you have a question for the fly box, you can send it to podcast |
| 1:08.9 | at orvis.com. |
| 1:11.3 | You can attach your question or comment or complaint, whatever you want in the body |
| 1:18.6 | or even email or you can attach a voice file from your phone and maybe I'll read it |
| 1:23.5 | on the air. |
| 1:26.8 | The first question is an email from Joe. |
| 1:31.5 | There is a Facebook page for Colorado fly fishers and on the page in recent months, especially |
| 1:36.5 | during winter months there's been much discussion about the wearing of gloves while handling |
| 1:41.4 | a landed fish. |
| 1:43.1 | The view is that gloves are harmful to the fish as they can remove the slime layer. |
| 1:47.5 | Some say that nitrile gloves which some anglers wear under their winter gloves are okay. |
| 1:52.2 | Others point out that Colorado Parks and Wildlife workers doing fish surveys are seen in photos |
| 1:57.4 | wearing wet wool gloves. |
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