Your point is very well taken. That's why my wife and I usually head to the fly only water on the Pere. It makes it a lot more enjoyable when it's restricted to fly fishing and catch and release only, at least in my opinion. Now, do you catch fewer fish, yes. But, the whole experience of it is a lot nicer. When they water is clear in the late fall, we float trying to sight early spawn coho's and rainbows or browns. Getting out of the boat and wading and throwing a fly to them and trying to get then to hit is just incredible in my opinion. The other "romantic" aspect of the Pere is the fish there are wild strain as there is no stocking of fish on that river.