Quote Originally Posted by rtidd View Post
QUESTIONS


Several years ago, for a local publication, I wrote an article entitled "Finding The Challenge." The gist of the article was directed at on ongoing controversy, which still continues today, centered on fishing for spawning trout. Like most of the serious articles that I have written over the last several decades it was intended to stimulate discussion and cause the reader to think about the issue. I always try to inform and make the reader think. It is my considered opinion that thinking about what we are doing and why we are doing it is a practice that is all too seldom undertaken. In my two plus decades as a municipal judge I became keenly aware that many of the folks that appeared before the court would not likely have been there if they had observed those two maxims.

I liked your article. It was quite thought provoking. Being a long time fly fisherman for warm-water species but only getting a chance to trout fish a few times a year I never even thought about using an indicator vs. not using one, although I have done both intermittently.
(Just catching trout at all IS a challenge for me at times.)

I just took indicator use as something normal as I had read about and seen it done so much on the internet and youtube. I think I will re-examine my thoughts on that and try it without an indicator more often. Not sure I will permanently or ALWAYS NOT use one but I can see the challenge (plus it would keep it much simpler for me!)


Thanks.
Respectfully,
Jay