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i can see maybe a few guys having permission but 50.......my guess is there are some pretty pi$$ed off camp/house owners on beach rd.and long point rd. right now.....have seen it too many times.....guys think they can just park and walk between the houses......maybe I'm way off base here but I don't think so
Pooch- cool video. What size auger is on your drill? Did you try it with an 8". I have a 7" on my Electra and want to try that on a drill.
That's an understatement ! Early in the season, there were only 4 or 5 people who fished the bay and had legitimate access via permission of property owners. Since the fish moved into the bay, I've seen people walking from Polar Beach and Beach Rd, Shellmans Dr area, and walking through private property all over the bay. When you ask these guys how they got on, they always say...."A guy told me it was OK to park on the road and walk through here" as they point to a house or lot. Several have come in on sleds and AT V's which is not an issue ! It won't last long before every road around the lake has NO PARKING signs posted every 50 feet Another spot on the lake got overrun with fishermen after one of the local pirates scoped out a very good and ethical fisherman out on the ice. Other than this one fisherman, nobody was fishing this spot. 2 days after the local pirate found out, the place was mobbed with more like him. Day by day, the crowd grew. DEC was called several times after watching these guys drag buckets of fish to waiting vehicles in the parking lot and then go back out to catch more fish These guys were raping the lake, smoking weed (with their 10 year old son sitting right there) , making a mess everywhere they fished and the worst thing, they told their fish buyer where they were fishing and in turn, the buyer told everyone who sells him fish were the fish were being caught. It took a matter of days to wipe that spot out. Those guys sat there until you couldn't find a fish anywhere in the area. So, in my opinion (and I have no issues with people selling their daily limit of fish), it's the fish buyers who create most of the problems by telling their people where the fish are hitting the best. Seen it happen many times over the years but it's worse now ! It's too bad that the DEC can't deputize other ethical fishermen so they can issue tickets etc. I could have written dozens this past week on Short Point Full 7 gallon buckets of sunfish and gills when the limit is 50 fish Then, hearing the guys say they're going home for lunch and coming back for the late run. It's time for some Louisville Slugger justice out there and then leave the goons to the seagulls like they do to the pickerel that they catch !
It's time for some Louisville Slugger justice out there and then leave the goons to the seagulls like they do to the pickerel that they catch !
crosseye could not agree more I had an incident on sandy pond green point we had some jacka$$$ screwing around on four wheeler pissing everyone off all day I stood up to them when no on else would its time to stand up to these thugs and take back the water ways for ethical fishing it's devastating trying to tech the next generation what right and wrong when they see this type of behavior . I for one am not afraid to stand up and call the DEC did any one get plate numbers of the cars stalling fish that will help after a visit from DEC or state troopers they may think twice about it . It's time for NY to stop allowing figs sales. This just promotes gred when ever there is money involved people will cheat.
Great post Cross Eye... the reality of it is that it is public water and you can't do anything about who fishes it. Where is the DEC? These people you are describing aren't fisherman or sportsman of any sort! Why is it legal to sell your fish? They are a natural resource owned by the State and that should make it illegal. You can't sell Venison and last I checked they were owned and regulated by the DEC
Great day yesterday .... ended up with 16 good ones after a 5 o'clock flurry. Stuck with the honey hole one to many times .(Image removed from quote.)Someone thinks this is karma for busting his auger on the way out over the crack .... (Image removed from quote.)Racer and Pooch great fishing with you two again .... (Image removed from quote.)
Owned by the State ? NOTHING is owned by the State ..... We own it. And what do you care if someone sells their fish ....
That's an understatement ! Early in the season, there were only 4 or 5 people who fished the bay and had legitimate access via permission of property owners. Since the fish moved into the bay, I've seen people walking from Polar Beach and Beach Rd, Shellmans Dr area, and walking through private property all over the bay. When you ask these guys how they got on, they always say...."A guy told me it was OK to park on the road and walk through here" as they point to a house or lot. Several have come in on sleds and ATV's which is not an issue ! It won't last long before every road around the lake has NO PARKING signs posted every 50 feet Another spot on the lake got overrun with fishermen after one of the local pirates scoped out a very good and ethical fisherman out on the ice. Other than this one fisherman, nobody was fishing this spot. 2 days after the local pirate found out, the place was mobbed with more like him. Day by day, the crowd grew. DEC was called several times after watching these guys drag buckets of fish to waiting vehicles in the parking lot and then go back out to catch more fish These guys were raping the lake, smoking weed (with their 10 year old son sitting right there) , making a mess everywhere they fished and the worst thing, they told their fish buyer where they were fishing and in turn, the buyer told everyone who sells him fish were the fish were being caught. It took a matter of days to wipe that spot out. Those guys sat there until you couldn't find a fish anywhere in the area. So, in my opinion (and I have no issues with people selling their daily limit of fish), it's the fish buyers who create most of the problems by telling their people where the fish are hitting the best. Seen it happen many times over the years but it's worse now ! It's too bad that the DEC can't deputize other ethical fishermen so they can issue tickets etc. I could have written dozens this past week on Short Point Full 7 gallon buckets of sunfish and gills when the limit is 50 fish Then, hearing the guys say they're going home for lunch and coming back for the late run. It's time for some Louisville Slugger justice out there and then leave the goons to the seagulls like they do to the pickerel that they catch !
So how is it that I've been checked by Dec 5 times this yr and got written up for no bait receipt, but they don't go to where the real pirates are, they tear my shanty apart every time looking for more walleye.
There use to be commercial fishing on the lake for goodness sake .... Some of the ones on here crying about pirates is comical .... I mean really .....
Well here we go this one should lock up any minute now
