06-30-2023, 09:10 PM
(06-30-2023, 09:03 PM)FishfulThinkin Wrote:(06-29-2023, 11:55 PM)wiperhunter2 Wrote:(06-29-2023, 09:52 PM)RockyRaab2 Wrote: Until that Greedy McAvarice company finds a way to charge one, that is. If they demand $20 to launch a kayak at Pineview, they WILL find a way.
The forest service already made a statement last year that they would change a fee at some point. I think right now they don't have enough employees to patrol every area they have added in recent years. I think they will add another spot or two like that before they start charging, that way you will have no option but to pay or not fish. I think the plan is to put a pay station at every pull over spot around the lake, at that point you will not have any choice when they start charging to park.
I've had some real problems at Strawberry with the management company that charges charge fees to launch, camp or even drive in to certain areas at Strawberry. They do not own the land or improvements nor did they install them but they bully and intimidate users even in areas that are no fee areas. This is straight from the Forest Service Website for Haws Point Picnic Area:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/uwcnf/re...4&actid=70
Haws Point Picnic Area
This is an open-setting, non-fee picnic area, which has single picnic sites. Popular local activities include lake fishing.
At a Glance
No Fee Area.
Even though this is a no fee area as per the Forest Service, I was hassled by the management company who came there and started yelling at families who were parked there fishing, crawdadding and just enjoying there day. Ranger dipshiz, the employee of American Land and Leisure showed up and started yelling at people to pay a $10 parking fee. He even came down to the beach and started yelling " who owns the white Ford" etc. Then he left envelopes with threats of a lawsuit if we didn't pay. I was there with my family and couldn't believe that they were trying to collect fees in a no fee area. Anyway, until the forest service puts up notice that it is now a fee area, I am not paying any fees at Chicken Creek or Haws Point or any other no fee area no matter what Mr. Golf Cart says.
I agree, there is no reason you should have to pay until they put up a sign saying you must pay. All I was saying is that at some time in future, they will make you pay to fish but who knows when that will be.