Bow Fishing Night Tournament

[mikeb]

I would pretty much avoid trying to nite fish Stockton for the next two nights. There are going to be a bunch of guys running around with swamp boats and jets, with enough lights on them to light up a stadium. Two were scouting last night near us. We couldn't catch a fish, if they were withing an 1/8 of a mile of us. Generators running constantly to power the lights. One, was at least a 1/4 of a mile from us and lit up the area so much we could see our shadow on the bank.

One of them was in the back of the north arm of goocher and we could still hear him at Roark.

I feel really sorry for all the families that are trying to camp around the lake.

They were scouting from about 10pm to 1:30 am so i am guessing the tournament will be similar hours.

I called water patrol and asked them to patrol and check for excessive noise and Mentioned that Labor Day Weekend, when every campsite was full might not be the best timing for a 2 day noise fest.

Good Luck to all

Mike

[Gilly]

Swamp boats?? What's that all about?

[mikeb]

they were up on the flats maybe 2 feet of water, sounded like somebody reving up and letting off a big v-8 with an airplane prop on it, crazy for Stockton in the middle of the night.

[Gilly]

[ sounded like somebody reving up and letting off a big v-8 with an airplane prop on it]

That's what my buddies all run up here in Nebraska on the Platte River, out of necessity though. I've never even seen any around Stockton being trailerd not to mention on the lake.

[clf989s]

Makes you feel any better I just saw a Silver Dodge hauling one of those swamp boats on the side of the road fixing a flat. Karma. Gotta Love It!!

[Dutch]

Is that even legal??

[mikeb]

According to the water patrol, as long as they don't break the exhaust noise ordinance, They can pretty much do what the please. If they aren't breaking any county laws for noise, your pretty much screwed. Doubt the sheriff is going to wade out and give them a ticket. If your on or around the lake and this disturbs your weekend. I suggest you complain to the state water patrol, they are the ones who issued the regatta permit. Maybe this way the won't give then a permit next year.

I Really don't have it in for the Guys doing this, I just think the timing really sucks.