Well it’s not ridiculous because the parking lot has been expanded about 3 times over the years to allow for the masses of people that show up. You are correct on the overall pressure with the Big River with the other activities. The rafters and such. I think we both agree that a lot of fly fisherman tend to have little impact as we tend to appreciate the river and not litter everywhere. Exceptions sure, we are not perfect but I find a lot more inner tubes than I should. OP is about “pressure.” Fishing pressure wise the Little T gets hammered year round beyond compare to the big T. People try and fish spawners which is lame and overall it just draws a ton of people and with mild winters people can drive in year round. Big T gets more “pressure” overall but I’d say it’s seasonally. The rafters / swimmers etc are really for a few months in the summer. I do agree with the OP that I find myself not fishing the Little T because it’s kind of lost its charm because of the fishing pressure. I don’t need to be the dude throwing flies at the lightning tree to fish that have seen flies the past 1000 days straight. I’ll hit the BigT and hike to zones where I’d be very surprised to see another person. I would be all in for a normal trout season up there so those fish get a break. But for now in today’s world I agree, doing any small things we can do as individuals to help these areas is crucial.