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I agree with the sharing. There's too many positive benefits from sharing that outweigh the negatives. I mean, yes you can try and rationalize with examples of one bad angler bonking a fish, but then you also have to realize that sharing information may help to create an an ambassador for the sport, who becomes an active and contributing member of the community. By helping one person, you may never know the positive ripple effect that you've created. Also, it's so easy to forget that we've all received help along the way. I mean someone must have helped you by sharing. Even if it's the guy selling you the rod or a book or an article or word of mouth or a friend or youtube... someone was sharing information and you received it. Which reminds me.... I should thank rickr for his primer on nymphing. I'm still terrible at nymphing, but I credit rickr for getting me into my first fish on the Bow. I've never met rickr, but he took the time to share his nymphing info and I used it to catch a few fish. Hopefully as I get better and learn more, I'll be able to pass what I've learned to other people (not just to friends and family, but to strangers as well). Cheers.

Ok, that makes sense. I'm going to have to work on that. My natural inclination is to set the hook asap, because I don't want them to spit it... this is going to take some practice! Thanks for your response.

Rickr, could you explain this to me? What are you waiting for? I always try and set as soon as I see the take, but then that may be my problem (I miss a lot of takes). Any information would be appreciated. Thanks!

The variance is legit. Pacific Salmon generally have a 4 year cycle (Pinks being the exception), so they'll return to their streams to spawn every 4 years. So last year's numbers have nothing to do with this year's numbers. The key to keeping track is to pay attention to the numbers every 4 years and see if the closures they implemented 4 years ago has had a positive effect on this year's generation of Salmon.

"A lot of people who floss" is an understatement. When they open sockeye to recreational fishers, the popular bars along the Fraser River are literally shoulder to shoulder with everyone synchronizing their flossing rigs (and this is mid-week). Weekends are even worse! And I'd have to agree with the lock-jaw comment. If you by-catch a sockeye, you likely flossed him (even accidentally).