ice fishing etiquette
When you are fishing on the hard deck, how close do you fish to someone else? This would be someone who isn't your buddy or anything. I thought I was going to lose my mind yesterday. dr. veha and I figured yesterday might not be too crowded since not everyone gets the day off. We were encroached upon by a group with kids. They thought it was cool to walk through our gear, examine our catch, etc. They were also using fishing implements that appeared to be illegal. I doubt any one of them had a fishing license. I have the DWR poaching number in my phone now and will call next time. I digress...
We fished next to someone early in the morning but dr. veha asked this guy if he would mind. He did not and pointed to where he would like us to fish. I rarely if ever do this but apparently the doc had showed him how to catch fish through the ice on Saturday so he was glad to have us fish by him. Then we were encroached upon by the poachers. They also thought it would be ok to leave their trash all over the place and one of their kids took one of my fish.
Sorry. This is turning into a rant. I really wanted to see what others do as far as fishing in a crowded area. I'm sure most of us will typically stay away from the crowds but what do you do when you get crowded upon?
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wagdog
We fished next to someone early in the morning but dr. veha asked this guy if he would mind. He did not and pointed to where he would like us to fish. I rarely if ever do this but apparently the doc had showed him how to catch fish through the ice on Saturday so he was glad to have us fish by him. Then we were encroached upon by the poachers. They also thought it would be ok to leave their trash all over the place and one of their kids took one of my fish.
Sorry. This is turning into a rant. I really wanted to see what others do as far as fishing in a crowded area. I'm sure most of us will typically stay away from the crowds but what do you do when you get crowded upon?

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wagdog