Petition to stop new MCR time restrictions

[FASTEDDIE29]

Signed of course!

[thmyorke1]

signed, do we have representation at the upcoming Harmony meeting?

[Jigman13]

Signed and sent to 5 friends

[muskynut]

Signed....no one seems to care about the fishermen OR the opportune times the fishing is the best...blame is put on the fishermen....they are the ones messing things up, throwing garbage all over, etc. That is the furthest thing from the truth....it's the fishermen who are the true environmentalists....caring about nature, etc. Fishermen don't leave any footprint when they leave... Unfortunately many members of the other user groups (not all) but the ignorant ones that picnic, cause disturbances, etc. are the problem. Those are the ones that leave garbage, a mess, etc. Same on Greenwood.....the anglers are not the problem....the problem comes from other recreational user groups in their speed boats, etc. Find all kinds of garbage floating on the lake....KNOW it is not from the fishermen. The groups that rent dock space, (not all I emphasize)....are the problem. Those that have a little too much to drink and then get into a boat are the problem... Some don't even speak English and are oblivious to rules, regulations, etc. This is why marine police are needed and are often called out.....NOT BECAUSE OF THE FISHERMEN.

I had a marina owner tell me to my face, " I could care less about you fishermen".... I kid you not.... they don't make enough $$$ from the fishermen....they do make lots of money through slip rentals, and sales of wave runners and pontoon boats. In fact if you look at the marina slips on Greenwood now....it's all pontoon boats!!! Many owned by customers from the City, etc. I haven't seen a single fishing boat in a slip over the past couple of years.

But I diverge, I hope your initial efforts pay off in the long run and you get what you want. Be forewarned though...be ready for a slow tedious process....and don't relent....hang in there and keep the issue on the main burner.

UFANJ

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by thmyorke1

signed, do we have representation at the upcoming Harmony meeting?

I will be joining the band of angry kayakers at the harmony township meeting on tuesday night. hopefully i will be joined by some more anglers.

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

I will be joining the band of angry kayakers at the harmony township meeting on tuesday night. hopefully i will be joined by some more anglers.

I was out of town that day otherwise I would of attended.
Did you go?

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by Wilson

I was out of town that day otherwise I would of attended.
Did you go?

yes. there weren't too many anglers there but i made sure the mayors office and commissioners understood how anyone who purchased a fishing license in the past few decades paid for that fishery and deserves the right to fish it based on the original hours when the agreement was made to stock it. and also the hit that local commerce will take when people stop going there due to this. they seemed to be genuinely concerned with trying to stop this.

[NJSquatch]

I attended the Fish & Game Council meeting virtually yesterday. Lisa Barno confirmed that there is nothing the state can do about access but F&W met with MCR and expressed their disappointment with the time change.

She indicated the reason for the time change is due to MCR's limited security resources and because people would not respect the sundown closing time.

I made a pubic comment echoing Chris's comment about the fishery being built with public monies and that the state should not be stocking private lakes for which they do not have any input or control over public access.

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by NJSquatch

I attended the Fish & Game Council meeting virtually yesterday. Lisa Barno confirmed that there is nothing the state can do about access but F&W met with MCR and expressed their disappointment with the time change.

She indicated the reason for the time change is due to MCR's limited security resources and because people would not respect the sundown closing time.

Respect the sundown closing?? WTF, so if they close earlier that would make people respect it more?
I don't know about anybody else but I don't want to get locked in at sunset or any other time.

What security are they they referring to?
I have fished there dozens of times from shore and boat.
There's been no one at the ramp shack for a couple of years.
You might see a work truck driving around but that's it.

I call BS

[Wilson]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

yes. there weren't too many anglers there but i made sure the mayors office and commissioners understood how anyone who purchased a fishing license in the past few decades paid for that fishery and deserves the right to fish it based on the original hours when the agreement was made to stock it. and also the hit that local commerce will take when people stop going there due to this. they seemed to be genuinely concerned with trying to stop this.

Thanks for the update. I appreciate your due diligence.