Not really trying to shift demand to Wyoming. I have no real connection with the guide industry or outfitting platform in any state. I'm friends with some shop owners and guides, but I'm not a guide myself. I have no agenda in that department. I'm simply a guy who likes to fish and shoot photos and write about the experiences I see along the way, on and off the water. Most waters get pounded these days and the few that don't are real treasures. Wyoming has many of them, as do Montana, Idaho and Washington and Oregon for that matter. Colorado? I don't know it well so I can't really speak for that.
I'm still not sure what you guys are talking about when you say critical areas and licensing. Interesting that I haven't heard from any agencies or organizations that are upset with anything I've written, including the book I penned on Wyoming in the 1990s when I lived in the Cowboy State. The waters in Wyoming depicted on this site are highly public and there for the taking. Often I list a variety of waters that would appeal to any trout angler and sometimes I keep the names of particular streams out of print for the very reasons I think you're talking about — they are sensitive, can't take a burden of immediate pressure, and are awesome for many reasons, including a lack of anglers casting on them.
When I write about smaller waters almost always I try to list several options to spread out the burden. In the Fall Wyoming article there are several to choose from, all relevant in my mind from personal experience. I haven't even seen the article on the Winds, and I penned it and submitted it about five or six years ago. The photos accompanying it aren't mine. I do know that. Perhaps some things have changed. As far as Lander goes, I'd still live their in a heartbeat. Cool bars, great hiking, some good mountain biking, a few quality restaurants, far less wind than other places in Wyoming. Antelope, elk, mule deer. Mountains behind town. The desert spread out in front. What's not to like. Maybe you don't like Lander for some reason, but I'll stick to my word that I think it would be one of the best places on earth for a trout angler to live. Take it or leave it.
Not really trying to shift
Not really trying to shift demand to Wyoming. I have no real connection with the guide industry or outfitting platform in any state. I'm friends with some shop owners and guides, but I'm not a guide myself. I have no agenda in that department. I'm simply a guy who likes to fish and shoot photos and write about the experiences I see along the way, on and off the water. Most waters get pounded these days and the few that don't are real treasures. Wyoming has many of them, as do Montana, Idaho and Washington and Oregon for that matter. Colorado? I don't know it well so I can't really speak for that.
I'm still not sure what you guys are talking about when you say critical areas and licensing. Interesting that I haven't heard from any agencies or organizations that are upset with anything I've written, including the book I penned on Wyoming in the 1990s when I lived in the Cowboy State. The waters in Wyoming depicted on this site are highly public and there for the taking. Often I list a variety of waters that would appeal to any trout angler and sometimes I keep the names of particular streams out of print for the very reasons I think you're talking about — they are sensitive, can't take a burden of immediate pressure, and are awesome for many reasons, including a lack of anglers casting on them.
When I write about smaller waters almost always I try to list several options to spread out the burden. In the Fall Wyoming article there are several to choose from, all relevant in my mind from personal experience. I haven't even seen the article on the Winds, and I penned it and submitted it about five or six years ago. The photos accompanying it aren't mine. I do know that. Perhaps some things have changed. As far as Lander goes, I'd still live their in a heartbeat. Cool bars, great hiking, some good mountain biking, a few quality restaurants, far less wind than other places in Wyoming. Antelope, elk, mule deer. Mountains behind town. The desert spread out in front. What's not to like. Maybe you don't like Lander for some reason, but I'll stick to my word that I think it would be one of the best places on earth for a trout angler to live. Take it or leave it.
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