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[casinoJim]

cut and pasted from the BC Gov. -Ministry of Natural Resource Operations - Angling Ethics


Rotational Angling

Courtesy and Common Sense – Enjoying the Experience and sharing the Opportunity.

As angling pressures increase because of population growth, expanding recreational time and improved access to our rivers and streams, the need for courtesy and an angling code of conduct has become more evident.

"Rotation angling" is a system designed to encourage everyone on a stretch of river to fish sequentially through it, whether wading or from a boat. It was designed to allow each angler an equal opportunity to spend some time in the prime pools and riffles. Simply stated, it means starting at the head of a pool or run and following the immediate downstream angler at a courteous distance, with everyone progressing at a reasonable pace.

While rotation angling is not applicable to all waters and conditions, it has become an accepted practice on many of our Classified Waters.

The basic rules are:

    * Avoid entering the water downstream of another angler who is already fishing, unless invited to do so;
    * Leave adequate room between the downstream angler and yourself but do not remain stationary unless no one is following you;
    * After catching a fish, step out of the line and return to the head of the pool, or start of the line;
    * If you are not sure about the local etiquette, avoid any problems by first inquiring about the procedures from the anglers already on the water.

Rotation angling is a system, which can work well regardless of gear type, so long as each angler respects the others' methods.
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I have yet to encounter this even though I have known of this suggestion for years. Personally I subscribe to the get my *** out of bed in the early am and get the best spot I can - and keep it. I figure if you roll out of bed a noon, you deserve what you get.

Have you encountered the rotational angling? If so when and where? Did it work well?

Jim.

[joshhowat]

This happens all the time while steelheading but not on over crowed river like the chedder where people don't care and think walking in down stream of fishermen is a ok.

Today I was at the chedder very early with a friend and wacked a spring right away got lucky and stopped fishing to let others have a wack at it and waited around for my friend. I had multiple people ask me why I stopped fishing when I could still have the slim chance of getting a jack.

Josh

[awurban@msn.com]

I think its a lot more common in steelhead fishing a larger run. When people steelhead fish they move around more, looking for fish but in salmon fishing a lot of people close up at a deep pool or slot and just wait for the fish to come to them. The ethics are a bit better on some rivers then others too

[strobes]

can you imagine trying to attempt this during sockeye on the fraser.

[CohoMan]

...Good idea but probably will not work.

Do it all the time steelheading.....with the more experienced fisherperson.

[milo]

Always, but only when fishing for steelhead and trout.

Sadly, during the meat fishery rotational angling is a pipe dream, as the meatheads will hog a honey hole and not move until they get their limits along with their buddies'.

[lude98r]

I have experienced this many times fishing for sockeye on the fraser.
I do believe most will participate if it is introduced the right way, but all it takes is one beak to ruin it for all.

[marmot]

I'd hope that anybody fishing rivers down here does it...and if they don't, that they start.  It's common courtesy at its most basic.  River Etiquette 101.   

[adecadelost]

I see it as well steelheading but not much during the salmon season.
The first time I encountered salmon fishing was many, many, years ago fishing rainbow alley off Babine lake.
Worked very well.
Mind you the large bears working their way down stream eventually stopped people from wanting to rotate back up to the top.
But hey it's hard to argue with the true locals.

[skaha]

--I try to figure out and follow the locals... each system is different depending on access points.
--On longer stretches we leap frog giving each a chance at new pool however once the area becomes crowded there is little hope of keeping a rotation suitable to everyone.

-In one area I was fishing when a lone person came along and started fishing very close to where I was thus basically forcing me to stay where I was.. Just 20 minutes or so later it seemed like a bus load of anglers arrived. Thus I realized if the person had stayed a fair distance away they would have just filled in between us. So like golf if it is not crowed I pull back for a break and let other anglers play through or move along and go with the flow.

--Really difficult to use different gear than the majority in the flow as well...

[troutbreath]

I think you see mostly rotational fenceposting. Where anglers just move in beside the last person to catch a fish and stay put until they see someone else catch one. Then they shuffle in beside them.

[adecadelost]

I think you see mostly rotational fenceposting. Where anglers just move in beside the last person to catch a fish and stay put until they see someone else catch one. Then they shuffle in beside them.

HAHAHA "rotational fenceposting".  Love it!

[JAwrey]

I think you see mostly rotational fenceposting. Where anglers just move in beside the last person to catch a fish and stay put until they see someone else catch one. Then they shuffle in beside them.

hahahahahaha

[nickredway]

lol!

[silver ghost]

there will be some serious rotational fenceposting if sockeye opens on the fraser, lol