Dean River Anglers’ Creed

Here’s the Dean River Angler’s Creed, as posted at the airstrip near the mouth of the river.

This is a pretty good set of commitments to make on any river, wouldn’t you say?

Dean River Anglers’ Creed

I will:

• respect the river, its fish and fellow anglers.
• share the water and practice rotation angling.
• park my vehicle out of sight and sound of other anglers.
• keep my camp clean and bearproof.
• leave only my footprints: my garbage goes out with me.
• be careful with my campfire.
• maintain a pit toilet and not foul the river.
• give wading anglers a wide berth with my powerboat.
• not discharge firearms unnecessarily.
• respect and not harass wildlife.

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