Merill creek new hours??

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by XXlyakattacker

Is there ant way we could influence this vote? Going to be tough runing a tourney there when they wont let you in for the first hour and the lake is only open 9 hrs.

get as much info as you can on this, that is what we are trying to figure out.... like who the hell is voting on this? not the people using the park that's for sure. i want to know who's voting for this so i know who to hold responsible.

[Jigman13]

I found zero info online after a 90 min search last night. And I work in digital media... I know how to find things lol. It's either not publicly posted online, or it's buried under different keywords.

[Mark B.]

Regional Biologist Ross Shramko should know:

ross.shramko@dep.nj.gov

[reason162]

Originally Posted by XXlyakattacker

Is there ant way we could influence this vote? Going to be tough runing a tourney there when they wont let you in for the first hour and the lake is only open 9 hrs.

That would be the only silver lining to this BS - no more tournaments during the hottest months of the year.

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by reason162

That would be the only silver lining to this BS - no more tournaments during the hottest months of the year.

There is no silver lining. No further restrictions are acceptable

[bulletbob]

First off, its a reservoir.. Not all of those are open to the public..
Second, its privately held and maintained..

The owners are known as the Merrill Creek Owners Group- Public Service Electric and Gas, which built the reservoir for the group; Jersey Central Power and Light, Atlantic City Electric, Metropolitan Edison, Philadelphia Electric, PPL Corporation, and Delmarva Power and Light.
Sad to say, but they can pretty much dictate as they please, and can probably just as easily shut it down to all public access if they wanted to... State might not stock it any longer, but the fish already there would do very well, with no fishing pressure at all...Thats the way things work unfortunately.. They don't need fishermen, and most likely would be happier without them... bob

[NJSquatch]

There was more than likely an eminent domain taking of the properties to build the reservoir. As a condition of the taking I bet they have to provide public access. To what extent is not known.

This is what happened in Ringwood with the creation of monksville.

And this is not a drinking water reservoir it’s sole purpose is to provide water to the Delaware in low flow conditions.

[bigfishy]

Is it possible the OP is trolling?pun intended...i mean he hasnt publicly revealed his source?

[reason162]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

There is no silver lining. No further restrictions are acceptable

If the rumors are true, and if a 7-4 schedule actually puts an end to these rinky dink tournaments in any of our small lakes, that's a plus in my book - but we don't have to agree lol.

[NJSquatch]

Originally Posted by bigfishy

Is it possible the OP is trolling?pun intended...i mean he hasnt publicly revealed his source?

I have contacted MCR inquiring about the change and haven't gotten a response which makes me suspicious.