Hey Carey, pissed that someone told you not to meet your clients in front of his shop then leave the car there?

That's classy man, low ball the guides who make a living there then use there property as a parking lot.

How come you only guide during major stocking?

Ever joined the LMFF?

That's great your such a great fly fishing guide...NOBODY who works in DFW FLYSHOPS has ever heard of you...I've never seen your card in a shop or talked to a shop rat that's fished with you. I've been to a lot of the area Fly Fishing events, going back years, never seen your face or heard you name. Wouldn't you want to promote yourself to the FF community.

And from a business perspective, killing fish every day, keeping multiple stringers from clients, and casting to spawners is a really poor business model for insuring long term financial stability.

"The more someone talks, the less they know what they're talking about" -Greentrout

If you guys have something to say why dont you just man up and call him?

All of this fighting over some ghey trout? And y'all think we are crazy for fishing for carp. Bass anglers take spawning bass all the time

I have been fishing Broken Bow since 1984, at least twice a year. I fish coastal, offshore, lakes, rivers, creeks and ponds. I pay for my fishing licenses- ALL of them, wherever I go and whatever state or country I'm in, plus gas, food & lodging. I love it when somebody puffs-up because their "married" to a particular piece of water. If you don't like the rules/laws, get them changed. Why attack somebody who is following the rules/laws. You guys should be going after the illegal anglers (size & limits) and the netters. Capitalism- if you suck at what you do and somebody does it better, you will lose business.

Not to mention the cabin rentals, park fees, meals at restaurants, gas from gas stations, supplies from markets etc, etc, etc that collect taxes to place back into the OK dept of wildlife etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc....man i got into a nice rhythm there. Much unlike my casting!

So he could hang with you? What in the hell has this got to do with anything? Its a problem because the way he does his thing is not the way you would do it? Get a life...

Ok folks, bring this back onto topic. We've already lost a couple, who's next?

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My work is guiding...other people make their living keeping up fisheries and restoring the environment, both are admirable livings.
In that spirit...if one where to follow the idea presumed above, in order to fish, anywhere, one would also have to be a part above restoring and keeping the fisheries and environment. So if you want to travel anywhere and fish you are not welcome if you have not done that? When would anyone be welcome to fish anywhere but where they live and if they make their living in the fisheries and environment in that community?
I make a point to respect any place I fish. In the LMF I rarely ever keep fish (10 fish or less in 4 years), always pick up random trash and hook packages from the bait chunkers, and I call the wardens when I see poaching going on. Without actually being a resident of the LMF it is hard to do more than this, although I do appreciate all the work that those in that community, and those in others, do beyond that. My appreciation does not mean that I would assume myself and every other person who does not live there and work on the river, welcome to fish there. There would be no such thing as fishing if such requirements where put on all of us.
I work year round to put clients on fish: trout, to crappie, to sandbass, back to crappie (yes, during the spawn), to striper, and back to trout. Occasionally, trips from each of the above even out of its prescribed season. I simply do not have room in that time to go to the LMF, and every other place I guide, and work on the fisheries and improve the environment. I am quite sure that no one else on this form can claim that they can either. Again, no one would be welcome to fish anywhere they were not actively involved in the in improving the fisheries and environment. It is an impossible standard that even the promoter of this post I doubt keeps, unless he only fishes in the LMF, or works in every environment he fishes.
This suggests that I, and everyone else on this form, is not welcome in the LMF because we are not up there year round pushing boulders and coddling fish. Guess we should all stay home...good luck with that, your community survives only because out of towners. The business in this state park would die and then the funding for the support and restoration of the fisheries and environment would follow. IT ALL FALLS DOWN...

GO LONGHORNS!

ummmmmm... Go Tarleton?

Weza going national for the first time in...??? good thing we have good kicker-he made a 64yard fieldgoal this afternoon. took us into double overtime!

For a history lesson:

-When I was 12, I lived in Ft. Myers, FL. The first time that I went to the flats with the fly rod, I caught a 30 lb Tarpon. After that, I was hooked on flyfishing, waiting for the arial jumps of fish on every cast after a hook-up. Awsome fish! If you do your research, you will find me in the Pine Island Paper. -Front Page on a couple occations. So yes, I have caught a Tarpon or 100 in my days. Again, if you have issues, my number is 469-528-0210. Dont post on here unless you have something to say on a non-negitive level. Till the next trip up there, -Tight lines

-Carey