This Mornings Controversy On Ice

[lv2huntandfish]

So Landlocked and I decide to head over to Great East and brave the 15 inches of snow that had fallen in pursuit of some lakers and bows. We go to his go to spot and and the road is already plowed out and we meander onto the ice. We drill two holes and get a couple traps in. While scott is drilling the fourth hole i can hear some guy yelling from his house about 75 yards in the woods and while he is setting up his trap this guy comes out onto his dock and just looks at us. I say hey hows it going and he says alright. I then get the feeling that he is a little pissy and I with a cheery voice say wow snowy morning. He ignores me and proceeds to ask scott if he would mind not running the dam auger because he does not want to listen to it. The guys is walking right over to scott and at this point im going over to scott and this guy because idk what is gonna go down. He asks me if i could move my trap away from his house and go further up the lake I say umm yeah i do mind i like that spot and i have already drilled the hole and set the trap. I tell him that I will not drill any more holes in front of his house...he was still pursistant that i not have my trap in front of his house because he liked to look at the lake and i continue to say that I will not drill anymore holes on that shoreline. He was all pissy and we basically told him that we were nice compared to other people who mite hoot and holler and show up at 6:30 in the morning and drill holes (we drilled at 7:15). He finally goes back up to his house and his wife yells that we are f****** a** h**** and that they are going to call the cops. I drill another hole where he told me I should be fishing and I hear his wife yelling at us again. Needless to say the cops never came and we caught no fish! Was pretty close to calling the warden about harassment, but i would rather their time go into something more worthwile...like finding stollen shacks Another thing worth a note is that the house was 75 yards in the woods behind pines and you could barely see it from the water. What is wrong with people?

[yukoncornelius]

next time politely tell them to please call the police, because harassment of a hunter or fisher lawfully engaged in their pursuit is against the law

being polite is fine, i would try the kill 'em with kindness route, too....but no way in hell i am altering my fishing in this situation....more holes would have been drilled


some people think they bought the house, they own everything around it

[Mainehazmt]

give them the fickle finger of fate!

[bee]

Hard to figure some people out. He does own the whole lake including the ice and snow.

[bigfish57]

That's too bad man, I hate it when stuff like that happens. I agree you handled it better than most would for sure

Its when I'm working on a guys summer house on the ocean and the complains about all the loud lobster boats at dawn. Those boats and the people using (there) waterfront were there long before them.

[nhpikeking]

i hate ppl like that you handled it real well tho i deffinatly would have ran my mouth lol

[Scott Wright]

Sounds like you're a man with a great deal of self control. Good for you. Some people, eh? sheesh!

[maineduckhunter]

I would have called the police/warden for them!!

[flipper358]

After that i would have drilled so many holes i would have to get more gas.

[MGK]

Ya it's too bad that people have to be that way. I would have told him that he owns up to the lake and no more so he has no right in getting mad. They get mad at you because he didn't want the hear the augers. What about the neighbors having to hear the guy and his wife yelling and swearing at you.

[lv2huntandfish]

We felt like saying we will be back in the morning with snowmobiles and straight pipe augers, but really anything ya say like that just enrages the situation. Scott said thats the price you pay for living on a lake. ...listen to the loons in the summer then listen to my auger in the winter  

[TheCommander]

After that i would have drilled so many holes i would have to get more gas.

I second that!! maybe I will fish their next sunday morn.

[polartippah]

I would have drilled holes until I ran out of gas. .  They don't sound like they are originally from around here.  Must be from some place that doesn't have water or ice.

[flipper358]

If it wasnt so far for me i would be there. power auger and my piped mxz800

[lv2huntandfish]

I second that!! maybe I will fish their next sunday morn.

Anyone who wants to fish there just let me know...I will draw maps  

[Litchfield Fisher]

the cops never showed up to harass you cause they were busy giving us a speech  about parking on "private property" and "tresspassing" to get onto the lake this morning, funny considering I never saw a no tresspassing sign, and had no problem parking there last year.  I bet the person that gave you trouble was an out of stater transplant just like the one that called on us

[nofishin]

spencer....maybe flagg and i will have to come down and help you out.  normally we have to drill at least 100 holes before we can find the spot we want to jig...
bummer about the guy being a jerk.  there is one for every seat

[vermonner]

I would have fired up my auger when he came up and just kept yelling "I CAN'T HEAR YOU" over the revving motor, then idling it down and when he'd start to speak again rev it way the hell up yelling "WHAT?"  Reapeat as necessary, timing is everything.

[northernmaine]

I'd just call a warden, that's nothing less than harassment and you don't have to put up with it. 

There is a guy like that on Madawaska Lake that likes to harass ice fishermen, I was told by a warden to call them up, they would love to cite him for harassing someone lawfully fishing.

[buddah]

the cops never showed up to harass you cause they were busy giving us a speech  about parking on "private property" and "tresspassing" to get onto the lake this morning, funny considering I never saw a no tresspassing sign, and had no problem parking there last year.  I bet the person that gave you trouble was an out of stater transplant just like the one that called on us

Did there end up being a sign you didn't see?I ask because you see a lot of lakes on the survey maps that say public access is through "permissive trespass" and I take that to mean un-posted private property.It's always good to ask if there's someone around,but a lot of times there isn't.

[jiggnfool]

Sorry to hear that Spencer. If you fish and hunt enough you'll inevitably have a few of those experiences over the years. Luckily, they are usually few and far between...

[keepah seekah]

mmmm, might be a road trip in the near future   nothin says good mornin like 10 ice augers drillin holes at 5:30 in the morning  

[smeltslayer]

spencer....maybe flagg and i will have to come down and help you out.  normally we have to drill at least 100 holes before we can find the spot we want to jig...
bummer about the guy being a jerk.  there is one for every seat

Just let me know, I'm in! I love dealing with people like this.  

[flipper358]

mmmm, might be a road trip in the near future   nothin says good mornin like 10 ice augers drillin holes at 5:30 in the morning  

[chief613]

He finally goes back up to his house and his wife yells that we are f****** a** h**** and that they are going to call the cops. I drill another hole where he told me I should be fishing and I hear his wife yelling at us again. Needless to say the cops never came and we caught no fish! Was pretty close to calling the warden about harassment, but i would rather their time go into something more worthwile...like finding stolen shacks Another thing worth a note is that the house was 75 yards in the woods behind pines and you could barely see it from the water. What is wrong with people?

should have whipped out the ole cell phone on that comment and dialed um right up for her. They have probably drove a few people away, besides it putting a bad taste on the rest of your day. Id rather see the wardens give them an arse chewwing atleast, than pinching gramps for not attending his jig rod.

[landlockedsalmon]

Well I could not have said it any better than Luv2huntandfish,This person that we ran into is lucky he ran into us.I would like to post the exact spot on here so that this man will have plenty of company in the near future.But I won't do that to him.This is the first time I have ever ran into someone so unreasonable.He did complain that he didn't like snowmobiles driving by his place too.I would like to get twenty or thirty people to pepper the cove full of holes close to shore at about 5:00am,for the rest of this ice fishing season   .sorry he pissed me off.I fish to have a good time,that guy should try it .LLS

[lv2huntandfish]

Just let me know, I'm in! I love dealing with people like this.  

No not you  I would love to go back there with some people...those people dont know what kind of beast they have created.

[buddah]

I wonder if a resident on a lake could make you wait till a certain time to use a power auger due to a noise ordinance?

[fishfry]

Anyone who wants to fish there just let me know...I will draw maps  

I'll just meet you there.

[Joser06]

I would have fired up my auger when he came up and just kept yelling "I CAN'T HEAR YOU" over the revving motor, then idling it down and when he'd start to speak again rev it way the hell up yelling "WHAT?"  Reapeat as necessary, timing is everything.

Hahaha that is a great idea!