Well, I used to sneak my flyrods past the other locals when launching at the boat ramp. Once I was safely far enough upstream, to avoid the gang-troll/wedding-ring crowd... usually they would stay below the head of tidewater... I could safely break out my fly gear without fear of being stigmatized.
Finally, I said "WTF!" and started openly fly fishing in the presence of hard core local bait slingers and poachers. After that, I would often notice them casting glances my way and speaking in low tones....returning to the boat launch, I would find circles in the gravel parking lot around my dust covered rig, as if some miscreants had been spinning donuts around it with the intention of spraying it with gravel, while I was upstream.
Once, I even noticed one of them low-lifers pointing at me as he was growling something to his buddy....
Gee.... I almost wonder what they were saying, but it probably wasn't too important.
Howz that?
