i think the reg was put in place so the slopes with3 #2 on the leader can't say they thought it was within the limit.
much like the shot strings of pinner if you are scene to be fishing fair even though by definition you are breaking the law being a bb shot or two over the limit i think they will let it slde.
now if you are cding with 3 times the limit i would expect to see a ticket written.
especially if you are ripping it out of the water to avoid getting snagged on bottom.

I agree entirely 2b. That law wasn't written for people like HT and Pafisher.
Last Sunday there were 2 guys  on the upper using weird long shank  foam flies wrapped with at least  1/2 oz. lead wire.  Kersplash!  then a 10' drift on a soft seam directly under the tip of a 13' Spey rod. Flyfishing? Like hell  . One  hooked a steel and had it to the bank in 10 seconds. They were using 20 lb. tippet.   I moved on.   I wanted to put there teeth down their throat, but my blood pressure has just recently  gone down into the good. I moved on.   What could be great is tarnished  by the arrogant and selfish.  At least Clint's " teacher" was  just grossly misinformed and ignorant. These guys were arrogant a holes.
 

Thanks!
I highly doubt the DEC will be carrying scales.
I like the guys who use floats, then rip in L.F.Z.
Or, some guys say, Im water hauling to load my rod for the recast. Combining the lift with the recast. Those are the best and the average guy has know idea what they are really doing.
Or, the spey guy, who is roll casting, but always prep's it when his fly-drift is in the middle of where the fish lay. (lifting rod)
Best Fish's,
Randy
 

Heck- I dont generally even use enough weight to even bottom bounce very often- can never figure out why-cept for snaggin- guys use so much.
  Frankly dont think ya have to hit bottom as much as some say to get fish- or perhaps I'm just satisfied with less- but then  dont have to retie that often either. lol.
 Always figure the mid range fish are active enough to keep me happy- if not wellll dredgin aint everyones style. different strokes.

would be nice if they put enough heat on the dragger snaggers to get them out of the zones.
make a little room for people to actually manipulate their lines and get good extended drifts and swings.
take the lowest common denominater fishing out of the equation and half the people there will go and try to find another place to ply their flyfishing.

Used to see guys regularly on the North side of Kiddie using 4 or 5 huge lead weights. Cant wait to see the 'change' this winter.  Pure chuckin and duckin. The only 'tend ' they have in their portfolio is that they 'tend' to try and tell folks they were fly fishin.

Nice chart HT.
 
And I believe it is only in the zones that you have the 1/8 total.  The rest of the river a fly can be no more than 1/8, but you could add more to the leader, as long as it is not more than 4' away.
 
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Yea, only in the zones 1/8 and less including the fly.  rest of river 1/8 fly and cannon balls away.

   Just because you have a fly rod and your fishing in the flyzone doesnt mean your fly fishing

UF,
 
You could probably lift with a 1/8 ounce weighted fly, or floss with a less than 4 foot leader, but those restrictions tend to level the playing field so that just waiting for the right swing and take has just as good a chance, even better if the fish are active and taking.
 
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