Ok, first I must take a deep breath before I start saying some stuff that I will regret...
First off Bryan, I started steelhead/salmon fishing in March of this year. At a local GI Joes, I asked the best place to go fishing, first response, "Cedar Creek Fish Hatchery". This turned into pattern. Everyone was telling me to fish Cedar Creek area, it's only common sense. Where are the fish going? Huh, let's see...? The Fish Hatchery maybe? This was before I even knew about IFish. It's a hot place, people are going to congregate where fish are being caught. Look at Pipeline, look at the Garbage Hole, they aren't producing near as many fish, and they have at least a dozen people there when fishing is hot.
Ok now to what you are saying...
If one "red hot" post causes 2 dozen guys to fish Cedar Creek...
<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">Whether it's been posted on Ifish or not, I guarantee that there will be 2 dozen people at Cedar Creek this weekend. As a matter of fact, this particluar post chain is stating that Cedar creek has sucked lately, and guess what, there will still be over 2 dozen fisherman there this weekend.
Next...
And YES, ifish does have that much of an impact on fishing. Had Cedar Creek not received so much attention recently you might have had more luck lately.
<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">Now, how can you be so sure about this? Have you been down there every weekend, surveying people.
"So, how did you find cedar creek fishing hole?"
If so I would like to see those published reports please...? Do not make assertations that you can not back up.
I personally like multiple fish hook up days. Unfortunately the louder you and others ban the Cedar Creek drum here on ifish and other places the chances of multiple hook up days goes down for me you and everyone else!
<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">Then go somewhere else! There's plenty of fish all over that whole river. It sounds to me that you are whining because you can not have the best water on the river all to yourself..
Why do you and others have to mention specifically Cedar Creek? Or for that matter any other specific location? Why can't you just say the Sandy or better yet, a Portland area river?
<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helvetica">Now tell me this then Bryan, if we went to this, what would be the point of this board? Just to show off your trophys? Last I checked, the point of this board was to educate people. Allow them to share experiences, and teach those who don't know as much. Otherwise every post will be "Hey, look at me I caught 2 steelhead in oregon, isn't that nice?" And you might respond, "Well people can share hints about what they use, and new bait ideas..." Well, actually, next you will be complaing about that. "Don't tell them your are using Corkie and Shrimp, they'll catch all of my fish!"
The truth is Bryan, the population is growing, rivers are not. Every year you are going to see more fisherman, just like me out there. And as far as I am concerned, you can (inflammatory statement-cb), cause I will be out there, fishing.
[ 06-13-2003, 11:31 AM: Message edited by: crabbait ]