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[Rieber]

We drove under the #1 bridge late this afternoon and found what looked to be four fishermen fighting - over what? Did anybody else see this or knew what the heck was going on. Guys were fighting on the bank and in the river - what gives?

[Fish Assassin]

Perhaps they were giving group hugs.

[carpman]

I find most people pretty amicable and even helpful.  Always seems to be 1 or 2 people who like to beak off.

They should go carp fishing, its more relaxing 

[Fish Assassin]

probably fighting over a spot   

btw ... this site is dead at 3 am 

Just got home from a night on the town ?

[The Gilly]

"LONG LEADER...SHORT LEADER...LONG LEADER...SHORT LEADER"

You get the idea

[fishermanphil]

Two fellas on one side of the river. Three on the other side. One of the two forgets to pinch barb and one of the three hooks up and line goes to one of three to untangle. One of the three (drunk?) sees barb and gives two words of wisdom. Two's tell three's what they think of thier words of wisdom and so on and so on. Three's drive over to greet two's and enforce the letter of the law.

[Fishin Freak]

Two fellas on one side of the river. Three on the other side. One of the two forgets to pinch barb and one of the three hooks up and line goes to one of three to untangle. One of the three (drunk?) sees barb and gives two words of wisdom. Two's tell three's what they think of thier words of wisdom and so on and so on. Three's drive over to greet two's and enforce the letter of the law.

That's taking angler education to a whole new level 

[The Gilly]

Drunk?  At the Vedder? Say it ain't so

[Rieber]

So - how did it all end? Did they hug and make up :-*or did someone go home with an ow-wee

[Zaphod]

Wow, I'm new to BC, and I gotta say, that all this talk about conflict in salmon fishing is making me not too eager to go try it out.  I had been quite excited about it before coming here, but this isn't the first time I've heard of conflicts between fishermen on the rivers.  Is this the norm, or can a person actually expect to *relax* and *enjoy* fishing rivers like the Vedder for salmon?

[The Gilly]

Yes,  There is lots of good guy's on the river.  If you find yourself around a bunch on no-minds your best to move.  Most people are great and helpfull.  The "nut cases" are usually at the easy to reach spots and they usually look like red necks.

Good Luck

[Spudcote]

Hey Zaphoid,
Not to say that some rivers are bad rivers, but there are a few particular rivers that recieve more morons simply because of their location, and because they have more fish that other rivers.

I used to have the perception that the only way to salmon fish is to be around fighting red-necks, but the more you fish, the more decent people you meet, and the more rivers and locations you find. I came to realize that there are far more locations without idiots than with them.

Also, everyone has the ability to fish the rivers, some exploit this right more than others and trash them, there aren't many of them, but many of them seem to have additional ideas other than just fishing...

Don't let it put you off, just go out and see for your self, there really is some great fishing to be had 

[2:40]

"LONG LEADER...SHORT LEADER...LONG LEADER...SHORT LEADER"

You get the idea

HAHAHAHAHAHA If it was under the Keith Wilson, then Id imagine the argument would be between the 6 ft and 10 ft leader users...   

[Fishin Freak]

Wow, I'm new to BC, and I gotta say, that all this talk about conflict in salmon fishing is making me not too eager to go try it out.  I had been quite excited about it before coming here, but this isn't the first time I've heard of conflicts between fishermen on the rivers.  Is this the norm, or can a person actually expect to *relax* and *enjoy* fishing rivers like the Vedder for salmon?

People are generally really nice, as long as your weight isn't touching the bottom of the river people can't chew you out to easy.

[Gooey]

If I make a bad cast...I will apologise for it.  If I cast a barbed hook by mistake and someone calls me on it....I certainly wouldnt beak off about it.

That run is very much like fishing the fraser: its very conjested, it often attracts the lowest common denominator of fishers, and as is the case here, the concerned parties showed no curtousy for each other. 

Any new fishers reading this thread, do not be too alarmed about this.  its a relatively isolated incendent, between what sounds like a couple groups of meat heads.