(07-15-2021, 11:28 PM)Therapist Wrote: So, did the ranger say anything to you about parking on the beach?? Last time Deer Creek got way down, the lady ranger got all bent out of shape about parking on the beach. Made you walk all the way up and down to the lot. Threatened to give tickets. Just wondering !!Deer Creek is run by Nazis...compared to Echo. It has always been tolerated for folks to park down on the gravel shoreline around Echo...especially during extreme low water conditions. If you pull up old screens of Echo on Google Earth you can usually see a few vehicles parked on the shore somewhere. I have only fished it for about 3 years now and have never been hassled about it.
I got a "warning" on my window a couple of weeks ago for parking my (trailerless) vehicle in one of the spaces designated for vehicles with trailers at the Deer Creek island ramp. I have been parking there for years without any problems. But no more. It is a L-0-0-0-0-0-0-NG walk up and down that ramp at low water...especially for an old geezer with health issues. And even though I displayed my park pass, invasive species sheet and a parking disability pass I got the "warning". And when I stopped at the gate to talk about it, the lady was very hostile...wanting me to pay a $20 fine. I didn't. Didn't help when I tried to reason I pay the same fees that the boaters do and I have more reason for wanting to park closer. Her mind was made up so I couldn't confuse her with reality.
(07-15-2021, 11:12 PM)Freakyfisherman Wrote: Wow, jelly of the walleye. I have yet to see or catch one there. Then again I gotta be fishing in order to be catching. First one I have seen caught from someone I know. I thought Echo is still catch and kill on the walleye. When my business slows down enough to set a hook up date, Ill have to contact you. We are almost staffed enough to relax here and there.You are right. I just checked the regs and I am now an outlaw.
Gabe
"•No limit for walleye. Anglers must not release any walleye they catch. All walleye must be immediately killed"
I guess I'll just wait outside for the law to show up with the handcuffs.