First off,

Montana rules, which are the only ones I give a damn about, say keep your damn jetski wake 200 feet from my anchored fishing boat. Do not operate a boat within 75 feet of persons engaged in fishing unless it is unavoidable, then you must travel at a no wake speed. Pretty straight forward.

I fish. Others ski, tube, run big boats as fast as they can go up the lake till they run out of gas. Whatever, it is a big lake. We run miles up the lake to fish, leave the whole lower end to the players, stay out of the way, we are usually right next to shore, there is no damned reason for this. Use some common courtesy.

2 oz sinkers work well on the flyfishermen who think other people don't have a right to catch their trout, too. Been there. Flyfishermen are why we don't fish the river around Cascade anymore. We gave that up because it just wasn't worth it. Water skiiers and jetskis are supposed to be off the water at sunset. You are only allowed to fish till midnight. So I should only fish on Holter Lake from sunset till midnight? You can kiss my ass.

Everyone has a right to recreate how they want to. Water skiiers do not have any more right to the water than anyone else. Trout fishermen do not have the right to demand you use a fly or get off the river. We pay as much or more for our right to fish as any water or jet skiier. I respect the rights of others, always have, but your right to enjoy yourself DOES NOT supercede MY RIGHT to enjoy myself.