It's up to the fisherman, really. This is good, the steelhead fishing, and there are those who are beginning to wonder if it's too darned good. Ethics and access. Such are the words that cause those who care about this fishing opportunity to fret and frown. Sadly, property owners simply have grown tired of the litter left behind and the trash talk that some fishermen, for some reason, feel compelled to spew.
Nobody needs it, and nobody needs to put up with it.
The good guys among the fishermen, and they far outnumber the bad guys, do what they can to teach by example, but it's a sad fact of life that some people are neither teachable nor reachable. That aside, steelhead fishing is a wonderful experience, and should remain so in the future. For the most part, however, this season is moving toward a conclusion, because the fish will be heading for their summer residence, Lake Erie, in the next several weeks.