So does this mean your guide friends are not eligible. You are actually asking us to take our minds out of the gutters. How dare you?

Boys - I don't have to look too far out of my backyard of Colorado Springs for this one. It is the City of Colorado Springs Waste Water Department. This is part naughty and nice.

Over the last few years, especially two years ago with all of the rain water, the sewage treatment plant would spill into Fountain Creek (feeder into Arkansas River). The city did not have any system in place to deal with this problem. They did not even consider this a problem until the officials of Pueblo, CO made a complaint to the EPA. It was recorded to have occurred several times, even after the EPA gave strong warnings to the Colorado Springs Officials.

It happened on such a frequent basis that the Pueblo Drinking water was affected. It never stated what happened to the river ecosystem, not that a description is needed.

The city had another spill earlier this year and was able to retain it with an emergency "river block" to keep it from going south - and the pun is intended. The best way to describe this is if you took 200 Boeing 737s inflatable vests and strung them together as one big life vest, this is it. I have seen this yellow fixture, and truly ask myself does it work?

It was reported that in order to fix the problem perfectly it would cost millions. Their "fix" is only a bandaid on the problem, and if there is a huge run off will the bandaid break? This is still naughty and the old mantra of trying to literally stuff 10 pounds of S&#@ into a 5 pound sack is impossible.

The nice part of Colorado Springs is the re-opening of the ponds off of I-25's Exit #132. There is a name for this area but it is just escaping me, but you can't miss it if you go east from the off-ramp.

These ponds were shut down for about 3 years as Schlage Lock dumped a bad off-production liquid into the Fountain Creek area. This area opened in April of 2007. The reason for the long wait was to make sure the chemical run-off was dissolved enough that it would not cause any harm. Perfect reason for catch and release.

These ponds are full of log-sized Carp, Bass, and Trout. It is great to see the activity return to this area. It is great to keep a fly rod rigged for an early afternoon departure to the ponds.

Night fishing is permitted, and I am not talking about Deeter's version with the daughter of the dean. Thank goodness the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's "Fishin In The Dark."

I know of someone who has definately been nice. Barney Hamner of Alabama taught me how to fly fish out of pure kindness. he is a retired BASS pro fisherman and met my dad when my dad was preaching at Mr. Hamner's church. after some conversation fishing arose and he says "well briing him(me at the time) and we'll take my boat out on smith Lake. Before then my idea of fishing was putting a worm or cricket on a hook and tossing it out on the lake just to watch the bobber, but he introduced me to artificail baits and fly fishing... ever since then i have bought a fly rod starting combo from bass pro shops on sale for $50. i have practiced with it didligently and have gotten much better at it then i first started. He aslso taught me how to make flies. since that day i have made approximately 20 popping bugs and 15 nymphs. since we dont have any trout in alabama so i mainly fly fish for bass or bluegill. i definately want to really go fly fishing for trout in the streams of wyoming but since our family doesnt have the greatest finances i probably wont be able to until i am off on my own. he is my fishing mentor and whenever i have a question about fly fishing or bass fishing he is always there

well ive got Quite a few but this is tops i had a guy walk out of the fox river with a stringer full of smallmouth bass and its
illegal to keep smallmouth bass but i went up and told him to put them back and he did!!

by the way im only 13 and have limited fishing funds so i only have a 30 dollar fly rod so i would love one like that.

Another one for Naughty is the Colorado Department of Wildlife.

Antero Reservoir - Re-opened and had massive lines for entry. Within the first couple of weeks it was just chaos. Fish being kept of all size and instances of larger takes than law permits.

The Colorado DOW changed the limit on Antero quickly to adjust for the over fishing it received - You are probably thinking NICE - The reduced creel limit was only until NOVEMBER 1.

I just got off the phone with a buddy who said there were about 300 ice fishing over the weekend and the reduced creel size is now over so people can now keep up to 4 fish again.

Give an inch, people will take it for all it is worth. It appears Antero is bound to be decimated again. So much for trophy trout in the Spring. Antero will soon have the same problems of Spinney Mountain Reservoir.

My nice goes to the Fly Fishers of Idaho from Boise Idaho for their exposure and very vocal objections to the Atlanta Gold Project. This club is not only a example of what a Conservation and Education activities should be like but donates time and monies to local and area projects that benefits all those who live and visit this area. The work with local Big Brothers/Big Sisters, kids outdoors clubs, volunteer for the Fish and Game Dept., Forest Service, Casting for Recovery, and other community activities. They don't armchair quarterback local and regional issues they get involved.

Keep it going all ... Alex, we hear you ... you are a strong contender. KD

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My canidate for nice goes to my wife, who suggested that I buy my nine year old grandson his own fly rod. I started teaching him to fly fish last spring, and once he caught his first largemouth on mine I seldom got to use it. At least untill he woould lose interest and start exploring. His dad left them over a year ago so he needed lots of Papa time. Cut into my fishing some but I figured he needed my time more then I needed to fish.

My naughty is a very visible minority of Missouri's citizens who routinely trash our streets and highways. I see trucks driving down the freeway with fast food cups, napkins and bags blowing out of the bed. I've traveled all over this country and I think Missouri has the trashiest highways. CLEAN IT UP!

My nice is the Missouri Department of Conservation. I truly believe this is the best conservation department in the country. They not only monitor and control the populations of game animals, they work with private and public land owners to maintain their land for non-game species and plant diversity. They have definitely convinced the public that our forests, fish and wildlife are worth protecting. Now, if only they could convince the public to stop littering.......

I live in Troy, NC which is located squarely in the middle of Uhwarrie National Forest. The good ole boys around here have a very bad habit of putting "Posted - No Trespassing" signs up on National Forest land. Unless you're familiar with the area and/or have a good current map with you,you can be fooled into thinking this sweet land is completely off limits for you to fish, hunt, camp, hike or just enjoy. The limited number of Rangers (I think we have 2) can not keep up with the fools and it really pisses me off. Unless you catch them in the act, there's no way to stop it. I am certain that this happens elsewhere too. So everytime I go fishing in the NC mountains, I take along my maps, just to make sure the signs are bogus.