The Northern California Fly Fishing Board

carpool lanes are rules that have a purpose of trying to cut down on traffic, (whether or not they work is something else). There is, in theory,a functional purpose for them. What we are talking about with fly fishing only has no functional purpose except to allow exclusive use by a small group. And don't even start with the "they could learn to fly fish arguement". That is an expensive and time consuming process that most fishermen can not afford. Fly fishing only regulations would serve no more of a resource protection purpose than the more inclusive artificial only regulations. one other posters suggested that it is no different than not allowing bait fishing or using a pitch fork, or using a motorized boat..that is not true at all because these are all issues that deal with resource protection. most motorized boat restrictions are due to protecting municipal water sources or because the wake action on small lakes would cause damage to the resource or possibly safety problems Bait fishing and pitch forks,,,,I don't think I even need to discuss why those have negative impacts to the resource.