That's your opinion, and you can have it. I find it akin to yanking salmon or steelhead off the reds. The fish aren't spawning yet, but they're saving up their energy in prep for it. Like I said, it takes next to nothing in the skill department to aggravate a big bull that is in pre-spawn mode. If you're only successful at that time of the year, it's probably time to re-evaluate your fly fishing technique. Tako out