Sammy,
You are right that most are "idiots". By that I mean they simply do not know the regs. Heck, even those of us who follow them religously can't keep up. Our job is to educate.
I looked at your profile and saw you are young. Good for you. May I suggest when you find those folks "down by the river" that you approach them with humility and calm and offer to teach rather than reproach. It is amazing how most people will react (and even more amazing how 1% will really lose it).
Point is, most people are good and will do the right thing if they are properly informed. And you are definitely doing the right thing protecting our steelhead fisheries. I grew up fly fishing for steelhead on the coastal rivers of the bay area. It is tough stuff - really tough for the fish.
And the Stan has been poached pretty regularly over the past few years, with many confrontations and property damage to those who call them on it.
Since I am in the process of getting a Single Action Revolver perhaps I can start to carry that and help shape people's views on conservation :teeth
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