Casts from the Past

The White Pickup Truck Solution:

The next time you go fishing, pull up at streamside in a bright white pickup truck with black lettering on the doors and a long CB whip antenna...Always wear blue clothing and carry a note pad...walk slowly down to the river, ask a few anglers how they are doing, and wait for the mob to scatter. Then get your gear.

Gene A. Trump on dealing with crowded rivers. September/October 1983 Read more – offline – from the current issue; subscribe to FRR.