Its a funny thing but as I recall there were brawls and arguments at
the Inn's and Pubs way back in the day. About the size weight and what the
fish was caught on and how it was faught back to shore.
What I recall is arguments and fights about right and wrong over sometimes
simple things like what fly were ya using ? Did anyone else see you land it ?
I read that it grew to point of fist fights over the naming of an origianal fly
pattern.
Weather any of the above was true or note worthy, one thing that did come
out of this was a common lay of land that was as good as law.
Fair catch and fair release was to be the way. To be a fly fisherman.
Morality rules were laid down, above and behond fish and game.
These things happened a long, long time ago.
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