Fly Fishing Masters TV Show
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Several of the N Georgia streams are private waters with hefty rod fees–like $200-300/day, angler access is limited to only a handful of fishermen each day, and only on certain days of the week . The fish are fed on a schedule from automated feeders. They are the Kobe beef of trout. I believe that most of the waters Flyfishing Masters fish for their tournaments are private.
There are some excellent public waters in GA that grow large fish, in fact I think I’ve read that Georgia has more miles of trout streams than TN and NC combined.
Is it Frog Hollow? I would love to fish Frog hollow but I don’t think it was appropriate to do a Tournament there.
The guys that plan the FFM contest are in a tough position. Competitive Fly Fishing is in a tough spot in the US. In my opinion, the younger guys in the sport want to see it (as I do) but they must overcome years of the perception of flyfishing being “the quiet sport.” What is worse, to have the tournament at a private pay to play place (no different than the golf tournaments the PGA has its tournaments on) and hope that competitive fly fishing catches on. Or do you hold the tournament on a public fishery and get all the negative feedback associated with bringing a film crew and tournament participants to perhaps an already maxed out fishery. Not to mention any attention that may come with having the tournament there.
I haven’t thought this through completely, but I would say that the competitions and the stocked/fed/pay-to-play fisheries make nice bedfellows. If you think it’s all about catching as many, as big, and as fast as you can, I would just as soon you stay in the private waters away from me. I fish to get in tune with the fish and the water and the outdoors, and to leave everything else – including the urge to “beat” my fellow fisherman – behind. Not to mention the excitement of the initial hookup! In fact, I get nearly as big a kick out of watching a big Redfish peel the line off my fishing buddy’s reel as I do when I’m on deck.
There are lots of reasons to fish, and competition or recognition are as valid as the next reason, I suppose. I don’t think less of you for pursuing it, and it may be good for the sport. It’s just not something I want to be a part of, and not something I want to encounter if I am trying to get lost in the river.
Bill
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(no different than the golf tournaments the PGA has its tournaments on)
The PGA doesn’t feed the holes to make them bigger.
Quote:There are lots of reasons to fish, and competition or recognition are as valid as the next reason, I suppose. I don’t think less of you for pursuing it, and it may be good for the sport. It’s just not something I want to be a part of, and not something I want to encounter if I am trying to get lost in the river.Bill
I’m with you, Bill. After watching this show today, I felt kinda violated. The anglers, while skilled, I suppose, showed very little appreciation for the fish they caught. Why would that be? Because the only thing that mattered was a “length number” that went into a chart. Fish went back to the water with very little attention to revival.
This show has much to do with real fishing as reality TV shows have to do with real life. The anglers may have had skill — couldn’t really tell, actually — but I didn’t see much soul.
WBM
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