North 40 Fly Shop eMagazine September 2018 | Page 35
ready in the parking area away from the launch.
There is nothing worse than guys sitting in the
launch rigging their rods, putting their waders
on, basically dilly-dallying while holding up 10
other rigs. The best way to be courteous of
other boaters is to have your boat completely
ready to go once you launch it. A quick in and
out at the launch will not only make you look like
you know what you’re doing but other boaters
will thank you for it. Use teamwork and let your
friends help pull the boat off and hold it while
you stay in the truck. Stop bumping Snoop
Dog, roll the windows down, and communicate
with your friends. Once the boat is in the water
and off the trailer, get it upstream or downstream
off the boat launch and out of everybody else’s
way. If someone is struggling with off or on
loading their boat, maybe offer a hand to help
and expedite the process.
As far as etiquette while fishing, there are
many situations that you will come upon that
will require you to make decisions on how to
approach a bank angler or another boat angler.
When approaching bank anglers, my general
rule of thumb is to stop