[briansnat]

It's probably a reaction to the party boaters who anchor and spend all night drinking. Personally in over 40 years of freshwater fishing I can probaby count the times I anchored to fish on three hands.

Still, the rule is akin to killling a fly with a shotgun.

I remember in my college days learning that all we needed to do on the beach at the Jersey shore to keep the cops off our backs was to throw a surf rod or two in the water. The cops would pass us by and harrass the other teens drinking on the beach We really had no bait on our lines, the rods were for show.

I can see where an angler exception would ultimately allow the party crowd to throw a rod or two in the water and continue with their party.

I think a rule such as this is meant to cut down on the party crowd and isn't directed at serious anglers. I suspect that the cops on Hopatcong will be able to tell the difference between serious anglers and the party crowd and leave us alone.

I don't see it as killing fishing on Hopatcong.