Mike
12-21-2002, 04:04 AM
There has been a lot of talk on the site lately about what effects fluorocarbon and lead may be having on our waters. Steve Schmidt of Western Rivers in Salt Lake City has probably done as much research on the subject as anyone. As some of you already know, Steve recently had an article published in Fly Fisherman on this very issue. At my request and thanks to Steve's generosity, I was given permission to republish his article here on the UtahOTF site. This is the unedited version and contains a bit more information than the one published in Fly Fisherman.
http://www.utahonthefly.com/articles/fluoro.html
The page isn't all pretty looking as I currently don't have time to do that, but it's the content there that counts. I feel that Steve summarizes the situation very well by asking:
"What is the catching of one or several more fish per outing worth?"
Read the article and feel free to formulate your own opinions. I think the answer is clear personally!
Again, a big thanks to Steve for allowing me to republish his writing.
http://www.utahonthefly.com/articles/fluoro.html
The page isn't all pretty looking as I currently don't have time to do that, but it's the content there that counts. I feel that Steve summarizes the situation very well by asking:
"What is the catching of one or several more fish per outing worth?"
Read the article and feel free to formulate your own opinions. I think the answer is clear personally!
Again, a big thanks to Steve for allowing me to republish his writing.