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The third annual Airing of Grievances on the Troutbitten Podcast has arrived. Some of this is playful and some is serious.
Complaining’s not a bad thing if it accomplishes something productive — or if it’s kinda fun. Or if it draws attention to some of the absurdities around you.
Some things need to change. Because there are plenty of influences and influencers leading us all down a road to nowhere, or really, to a place that loses the depth of this fishing experience — of what we love about the woods and the water in the first place.
So let’s be a voice for that stuff too. Let’s complain a little more against those things that are pulling us all in the wrong direction. Keep fishing fun. Keep it pure. Keep it a simple match between fish and a fisherman, surrounded by mystery and embedded with the wild, unpredictable nature of the outdoors and everything it holds for us.
Whatever you believe, take a stand for it. That’s what we try to do here with the Airing of Grievances.
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PODCAST: Troutbitten | The Airing of Grievances (Two)
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Domenick Swentosky
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Damn! I forgot to send in my grievance about Matt…last week, I could swear I heard him say there are only 2 native trout in the U.S., assuming we call a brookie a trout, which most of us typically do. BUT, if we do that, then the bull trout, such as we have here in Oregon, also in Idaho and I think in Washington should count. But…it seems he and I are still missing another….hmmm….oh wait: it’s that variant of trout “hardly ever seen”, the rainbow! Or, Redband variants that we have out here in the west. HOW did the beloved ‘bow get missed?!?!
Cheers. Matt didn’t say there are only two native trout. He just mentioned two native trout.
It was kinda crazy, I was fishing one of your local streams yesterday while listening to this. No more than 5 minutes after you guys talked about people asking you if you’re catching anything I had a guy pull the same shit on me. Unfortunately my typical answer of not yet prompted him to go into a five minute tactical lesson. He even walked a hundred yards upstream then came back to let me know there weren’t any bugs in the air at 12:00pm…. Well intentioned. Just annoying as hell. Other than that it was a remarkably good day on the water.
So what were they eatin’?
lol. Turns out they were really into the pat’s that everyone told me wouldn’t work in that stream. Strange how that works. Haha. Next time I will have my fly box….
You got a real gem there. If I had streams of that quality with in a two hour drive of my house it would be a real problem for my marriage. I can not believe how light the fishing pressure was… cherry picked like a kid in a candy store
Grievance no. 1 : fisherman that believe what their doing is right when it could not be more wrong.
Well done
An eye opener as the other podcast on stocking practices
I grieve over the fact that I haven’t been more receptive to fisherman on the stream.
An occasional crowding when they observe results or question as to what bug is causing the results is an opportunity to engage another person in this timeless pursuit.
Groups like this will create the opportunity for change, but I know I have to be willing to recognize the opportunity and act on it despite the initial perceived annoyance
Well, sometimes. But it probably just depends what mood we’re in. I was once told that it’s perfectly acceptable to talk to people on the river. It’s also perfectly acceptable not to talk to anyone on the river.
A great podcast full of funny complaints and serious complaints. My favourite was Bill Dell complaining about people who stop streamside to ask questions. I can sympathize. Bill, just pretend that you’re hard of hearing. It works for me!
There isn’t, can’t ever be, enough trout type water if everyone fishes. I don’t think we should try to expand the sport. I don’t support guided fishing. If a fly shop owner/worker says, come on out back – lets try some casting. Or, hey, common fishing with me ……. Fine. But advertising? No. Advertising your guide service? No, no. You don’t have to keep it small, just leave it small.We need a bigger base to protect fishing? If that is the truth, it is a shame, and crowds will take the fun right out of it except for the people who like crowds. Yes, kids and some grownups can enjoy catching fish in indoor pools, but I, for one, don’t care to participate or support canned (or guided) fishing. Is that cranky enough? ps- I like you guys despite what I just said.
The idea that a “bigger base” will better protect the resource is absolutely, 100% false.
That “bigger base” is not composed of serious, dedicated, lifelong anglers, instead it is a bunch of trout touristas out to check another box and pump up their IG and FB accounts. The Tragedy of the Commons is an unstoppable force of human nature that destroys the myth about this magical hoard of new anglers that will help protect the resource, when in reality they will ultimately trash it. Evidence for this can be found everywhere in the angling world. Look at what tournament bass fishing has done to bass populations and behaviors.
This leads to my grievance: the use of Forward-Facing Sonar to turn bass and crappie fishing into a computer game that young guns are using to crush weights in tournaments. Don’t be surprised if river applications for salmon, steelhead, and maybe even trout don’t emerge from the backrooms of Hummingbird, Lowrance, et. al.
And don’t get me going on fishing apps, especially the spot burning ilk.
Big disagreement from me there. My thoughts on all that are here:
Do We Really Want Fly Fishing to Grow?
My biggest grievance with this podcast episode is the clicker being pressed twice after each “next grievance”.
Also, please note I finished listening to the podcast to complain this time.
This comment wins everything
Still working through the episode, but need to air a grievance I’ve had since I’ve started listening to the podcast. I preface my complaint by making it clear that I love each of you like family members I’ve never met, so I mean no harm. That said, I break out in a rash every time Matt pronounces the word “pattern” as “PATT-ER-IN.” If it’s bothering the English major in me, why is a wordsmith like yourself not killing him for that, Dom? Please put him on blast. If Austin’s tranquilizer dart voice is fair game, so should be Matt’s made up words. Thank you.
In other news, I have to attend my godson’s high school graduation party on 6/29 in sh*thole New Jersey. It’s my godson. My brother’s son. I love him. And yet, still considering making up an excuse to go to Williamsport instead. FML.
No way I could criticize Matt’s pronunciations with my own accent.
I hesitated to air that grievance. It’s those “con” prefixes. Must be a central PA thing.