I'VE SEEN THE FUTURE

The date: 2050.

The place: somewhere in America.

The scenario: an angler preparing for a fly-fishing trip.

The check-list: reservations

In order to go fishing the angler must first have reservations. All of the water open to angling is under private management. State agencies that once managed the public fisheries turned over those duties to private management firms in the early part of the century due to budget problems. Now all waters that allow angling require the angler to make reservations. A fee, depending upon the quality of the water, is required of each angler. To fish quality waters it is usually necessary to make a reservation a couple years in advance