Yeah but when u have 1 fly fishing guy and he took half a pool , and another dozen floating anglers on a second half - that just looks ridiculas to me , me and my buddy left , but those angler didn`t look happy . so according to you I can come first to the spot , bring my sturgeon setup and hook a 20oz weight cast upstream and lock 2/3 of pool for me - that would a right thing to do ?! that's what you pretty much saying , and I`m saying you should you right gear on a PEAK of season at CROWDED spots . so according to you 2 flyfishing guys can own a pool . this is no fair .
Ok, I had earlier thought you sounded like you respect other anglers, but now I am sure I misunderstood your other post, as now it sounds like you just want to be a jerk. Equating fly fishing to you using sturgeon gear and "locking 2/3 of the pool" on purpose (when there is no chance you will catch a sturgeon there), just sounds like you have no respect for fly fishermen, despite you recently taking up the technique yourself. It now sounds to me like you showed up late to a pool that already had 12 gear guys and one fly fisherman (perhaps a newbie like yourself still working on his casting technique) already fishing it and you are pissed because you could not fish it yourself. You just want to be able to fill up the other half of the pool like the guys on the other side were doing. I get it it now.
And to answer your question, yes, two fly fishermen (or gear fishermen for that matter) CAN "own" the pool if it is only big enough to take two, just as one fisherman can own a run or pool if it is a small one that only one guy can reasonably fish at a time (as many pools and runs are on the smaller stream I usually fish). Now, that does not mean you HAVE to respect the guys already there and go look for a spot you can fish, but you need to accept that if you go ahead and crowd yourself in beside the guy, you are acting selfishly and are probably going to ruin his day. You are welcome to do that, no law against it, but if you do it then you are being a jerk. Chances are if you stay and watched for a bit, or introduced yourself, asked how fishing was, inquired how long he has been trying that spot, there is a good chance he would tell you that he will probably be giving up soon and you can take the spot. If on the other hand, you see him hook a fish, then you can expect he will probably be there a while longer until he has caught his limit or tired himself out.
It sounds like you were just pissed that a fly fisher (who needs more room than a drift fisher) beat you to a spot. Just as guys spin fishing spoons and spinners can crowd closer together than guys drift fishing roe (drift rods are longer and require more room to cast), guys fly fishing need more room to cast, and their line in the water needs more room to swing or strip than a drift fisher (most of whose line is up off the water between the float and rid tip). You just clearly do not like guys fly fishing the Cap when you think more guys could crowd into the pools if the fly fishers were not there. I get it now. My mistake.
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