Welcome, Toby. You asked, "what's the difference?" and proclaimed enjoyment of both cold and warmwater fishing. I can't speak for anyone else, but for me personally I'm a great distance from any trout water and, quite frankly, have been warmwater fly fishing since I was a kid 50 years ago. Nothing at all against trout angling or trout anglers, but what I'd like to see is more balance between the two pursuits with the magazines targeting our passion. One article a year makes it seem like warmwater is of little consideration. And I guess that is the only "difference." So this board, this one right here, is a place for us with warmwater interests to share information and a passion that is being ignored by the media of our interests. Welcome. We look forward to your wisdom, hints and shared information which I'm sure will make us not only better people but better fishers. And that, my friend, is the only difference. JGW