Land Around Gun Lake Channels CLOSED TO PUBLIC Enforced

[GunLakeEffect]

Just a heads up to keep you from making the drive to Gun Lake only to get ticketed by crossing private property! This has been ongoing, all the lots have been sold and owners are taking action. Just an FYI, "Fish On"

[3300]

welcome and thanks for joining us!

[Iceassin]

Just a heads up to keep you from making the drive to Gun Lake only to get ticketed by crossing private property! This has been ongoing, all the lots have been sold and owners are taking action. Just an FYI, "Fish On"

Could you give some specific areas/locations please? Robbins Bay, Hastings Point, Bairds Cove, etc. Thanks.

[GunLakeEffect]

Robbins Bay, good question! Not sure about the others don't know if they are as popular as the ones by Old Daisy Mays?

[GunLakeEffect]

I seen guys going across DNR marked wetlands leaving the channel with GAME fish, not sure how much this amps up the fine? Only a matter of time before they are caught. Lots of eyes are on them!!! The road they parked on is private, because that road is 100% privately funded DON'T PARK THERE!!! 

[luckyfish]

I have never been to Gun Lake Channel myself but have seen a lot of privately owned canals get a bad rep due to unethical fisherman. It is sad to see places like these get ruined. Some good fishing can come outta these kind of places.

[GunLakeEffect]

Yes Luckyfish,
That is what has been going on...

[red20eye]

 if these pigs  keep it up and the next will be the bay over to Gull lot of pissed of residents which cant blame them should not have to clean up after strangers.. 

[BLUJBURD]

For the life of me I can't find on the map the area in dispute. I've looked around the lake but no canal that isn't accessible by the water. I do believe that if there is an easement "road"  that runs through or along state land that easement is public.  However not maintained by any state county or local govt. Leaving the houses that it eases to, responsible for any maintenance or lack of. HOA, LA, fees pay for that. So if drunk Billy and loud Bobby park on the side of the rd in contact with said state land they are free and clear unless otherwise posted by govt officials. If it's private on both sides and posted private then trespassing tickets may be handed out. So...

[Gills-only]

For the life of me I can't find on the map the area in dispute. I've looked around the lake but no canal that isn't accessible by the water. I do believe that if there is an easement "road"  that runs through or along state land that easement is public.  However not maintained by any state county or local govt. Leaving the houses that it eases to, responsible for any maintenance or lack of. HOA, LA, fees pay for that. So if drunk Billy and loud Bobby park on the side of the rd in contact with said state land they are free and clear unless otherwise posted by govt officials. If it's private on both sides and posted private then trespassing tickets may be handed out. So...

.      You don’t have to post your land, u must have permission to go wether posted or not.

[BLUJBURD]

Oh understood, but offender won't be ticketed on first offense unless posted. You can call police and have them escorted if they are belligerent.

[DR.SPECKLER]

I don't blame the home owners/land owners 1 bit.with all the trash I see everywhere these days..

[topwaterbait]

Why are they trespassing when they can park at the state park. Going into someone's yard isn't cool.

[Gills-only]

Oh understood, but offender won't be ticketed on first offense unless posted. You can call police and have them escorted if they are belligerent.

.     That is the criminal trespass law, if DNR comes, more than likely it will be the recreational trespass law, no warning needed. The city cops don’t do it very often but the DNR knows that law like back of their hand !! Check it out, everyone wants a warning, if calling on someone, request DNR and recreational trespass law !!

[Icefisher40]

Am I wrong, or are anglers not allowed to access the canals from lake side?  Go off the launch, stay on the ice to go into the canals?

[topwaterbait]

Am I wrong, or are anglers not allowed to access the canals from lake side?  Go off the launch, stay on the ice to go into the canals?

Misleading subject title if you ask me.

[scout 2]

Am I wrong, or are anglers not allowed to access the canals from lake side?  Go off the launch, stay on the ice to go into the canals?

It has been years since I fished the canals but usually when they fish them the ice on the lake is unsafe. I had a good friend that lived on one of the canals next to the lake and once all the lots were sold off by this canal the people tried to keep everyone out. I was told by some of them that this was there lake but I went thru his land and parked in his drive way. I don't blame some of the land owners as people would just park along the road walk across there yard at any time of the day. Once the lake froze over I never fished them the rest of the winter. There were better lakes in the area at that time to fish

[topwaterbait]

Misleading subject title if you ask me.

Thanks!

[GunLakeEffect]

Lots of great communication here!!!

[TK81]

For years, there was a bunch of vacant land on these canals (I fished them 45 years ago).  People parked anywhere there wasn't a house and walked across private undeveloped land to access the canals and fish. There was even one marina that did not care if you parked on their property.  I haven't fished these canals in winter in at least 20 years, but GunLakeEffect probably lives on one of the popular canals and is sick of trespassers.  I would be too. I still access the canals by boat occasionally, but that is legal, and I do it rarely as I would rather fish the main lake.  The canals are quite a hike from the state or county park, so if the lots are now all sold off and nobody has permission, tickets should be written to those crossing private property.  I imagine that West Gun will probably good for quads and sleds soon...unless there is a ton of snow on the ice.  Moral of the story is quit parking on and crossing private property to access the ice, unless you have permission.

[Iceassin]

Kind of a general rule for some, but not all lakes..."Ask and a few may get on; don't ask and nobody gets on." Common courtesy goes a long way.

[phlint]

50 years ago us kids would fish the channel on marsh road that had culvert pipes running water into the channel. Old grouchy guy used to run us off.

[scout 2]

For years, there was a bunch of vacant land on these canals (I fished them 45 years ago).  People parked anywhere there wasn't a house and walked across private undeveloped land to access the canals and fish. There was even one marina that did not care if you parked on their property.  I haven't fished these canals in winter in at least 20 years, but GunLakeEffect probably lives on one of the popular canals and is sick of trespassers.  I would be too. I still access the canals by boat occasionally, but that is legal, and I do it rarely as I would rather fish the main lake.  The canals are quite a hike from the state or county park, so if the lots are now all sold off and nobody has permission, tickets should be written to those crossing private property.  I imagine that West Gun will probably good for quads and sleds soon...unless there is a ton of snow on the ice.  Moral of the story is quit parking on and crossing private property to access the ice, unless you have permission.

When I went thru my friends property I always parked in hiss drive way or else everybody  would think it was ok for them to do to. This was a big problem that I saw also vacant lot everyone thought it was ok to fish. The biggest part that pissed me off is when the lots were all sold the owners were coming on the lake telling everyone they could not be there because it was theirs. I have talked to the DNR and the county boys when they found out where Icame on it was ok with them. I quit going there after a couple of years because it got so the winters were not as cold and the ice just did not freeze solid. This was back in the 70's don't seem like that long ago. At that time I never saw any trash on the ice but I cannot say there wasn't any as I did not travel the whole channel

[GunLakeEffect]

I would like to say that trespassing is one of the issues and should keep people out, but lets not leave out the others... street overcrowding,  leaving trash, and "indecent  exposure". The exposure issue is really the one that brought this to a HEAD, multiple times I have been out to the center channel which is between Sunrise and Theris and lots of people are drinking (no big deal), but at some point they have to relieve themselves and in that spot there is no place (unless in a shanty) to go in private so guess what??? And yes this does happen even people "dropping a load" so to speak has happened.

THANK YOU for all the great replies and understanding!!!!
 

[GunLakeEffect]

Just a friendly reminder.

[Gills-only]

Oh understood, but offender won't be ticketed on first offense unless posted. You can call police and have them escorted if they are belligerent.

.         Two types of trespass laws, recreational trespass, no warning needed, instant ticket. Contact the CO and he will explain it to you !

[Gills-only]

City and county cops want to use the criminal trespass law, warning first time, easier for them, they very seldom use the recreational trespass law

[GunLakeEffect]

OR just don't trespass,
JUST A THOUGHT.

[Icefisher40]

I seen one truck with an orange warning sticker, I missed if the truck got towed. It was parked on DNR marked wet land and a privet drive.

Ok?

[Doeslayer]

How so?