One of the biggest problems facing our World Class Fishery is that everyone knows about it and wants to fish it. Unfortunately, all the weekend warriors go fishing at the same time, which makes for overcrowding at the more convenient access points. Sometimes, there are crowds even on weekdays.

Elbow to elbow fishing exists peacefully, for the most part, in New York and Pennsylvania. The fishermen have to try to keep peace or there would be bloody battles everyday! It has been crowded, for them, for many years. I'm not saying there aren't occasional flare-ups but for the most part people just want to fish.

We have limited river access in Ohio, and that won't be getting any better in the near future. We have to respect the other guy's right to fish. We should not crowd in on someone without first asking if it is OK.

If someone has to leave their spot to fight a fish, let them back into that spot when they return.

Don't wade across a hole or riffle that someone else is fishing, find another place to cross.

Don't stand in the middle of the hole, that ruins it for everyone.

If someone is doing something wrong tell them about . If they get belligerent then leave. If you are in the Metroparks tell the first ranger you see. Let them settle the differences.

Remember, the nylon from your used egg sacks is also trash. Don't just drop them on the river bank, take them out of there. Leaving them on the bank just tells the next guy where to fish.

Practice catch and release and selective harvest . Keep only the fish you can use - or just keep injured or bleeding fish. Never release a bleeding fish.

Finally, the access problem will only get worse if fishermen leave trash on the banks. Always pick up your trash and whatever else you can carry out. Landowners take offense to fishermen that don't respect their property and their course of action is to post the land "NO TRESPASSING" thereby reducing access even more!