The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

there is a section of the Rogue that is Fly gear only also. It is a good management tool to protect wild fish in waters so clear that snagging with gear methods is a real possiblity. Some day when people lose their selfish "its all about me" attitude and have to kill everything they catch, or can't stop fishing when they hit 100 fish in a day, maybe restrictive methods won't be needed. UC and I both fish Wilderness Unlimited's Bidwell ranch, which has been managed FLY ONLY with FLY FISHING EQUIPMENT ONLY for more than 20 years, and it is THE REASON most anglers want to become members of the club. A private ranch with barbless only artificials would NOT have the same amount or quality of fish, even if all other management tools were the same.