Cape Fair

[Fat Boy]

Went down to the Cape Fair marina today to put in and go fishing, stoped at the gate shack to ask if the ramp was open and was told to talk to Stan from the Marina. Here is where I get mad he said a few parking spots left that they wanted to save those for the people who rented slips from the Marina. BS just why we don't need another DAM marina on this lake . MONEY TALKS working man is screwed.

[Bill Babler]

Fat Boy, you have as much right as anyone. First come first serve. I would have been howling thru my tooth too.

[Samkam1]

how's cape fair looking so far this week? would a guy be able to launch/park there yet? Looking to try to net some shad for bait.

ty,

SK

[Outdoor Girl]

I would like to comment on this one as the manager of Cape Fair Marina....

First of all, Stan was working on orders from me, so if you would like to "report" anyone, I would

be the one you should report.

Second, there weren't any parking spaces at the marina at that time. What we did, was PAY for the

use of a parking lot outside of the corps park to try and accomodate as many of our slip renters as

possible. (The people who rent slips from us do not have the option to put their boat in anywhere else

because their boats are already parked here.) Then, we used employees and company vehicles and boats to

shuttle those people to the marina so they could access their boats.

As soon as the water on the road was low enough to deem it safe, we PUSHED the corps to open the road so the fishermen could access the ramps and we used OUR equipment and employees to clear the CORPS parking areas of debris for the fishermen to park as the water receded. We also sent out messages on facebook, email, etc. to let people know what the situation was, as up to the minute as possible. We even spent time calling around looking for access points for the fishermen to launch when our ramps weren't accessible. We still have less than 1/3 of our parking

area which is JUST NOW able to accomodate trucks with trailers.

Here at Cape Fair Marina, we went above and beyond what most others were doing to accomodate EVERY person during

this flood.

Third, I would like to say that we have continuously made improvements to the marina to accomodate fishermen. We dedicate 1/3 of our store to bait and tackle priced unlike anywhere else on the water. Stan runs himself ragged at all hours and on weekends to make sure we have plenty of bait available and searches for all tackle requests made by fishermen. We installed a FREE fish cleaning station, and set up a weigh station for spoonbillers....free of charge. Myself, Stan, and the marina owners are all avid outdoors people and strive to accomodate everyone to the best of our ability. We also post fishing reports, discuss lake conditions with fishermen who call in, give up-to-the minute fishing information as anglers come in and share what's working for them, advertise tournaments, help tournament directors with whatever is needed, etc.

Finally, we have always allowed fishermen to park in our marina zone, even though our employees and slip renters aren't allowed to park in the corps area. There have been many weekends where our parking area was filled with boat trailers and there wasn't room for much else.

I would encourage anyone who has an issue with our marina to contact me. I am always willing to listen and try to find a solution to benefit everyone involved.

[mic]

I would like to comment on this one as the manager of Cape Fair Marina....

I would encourage anyone who has an issue with our marina to contact me. I am always willing to listen and try to find a solution to benefit everyone involved.

Sounds reasonable to me. BUT...now that you are on the forum, we will expect weekly Cape Fair fishing reports.

[Outdoor Girl]

Sounds reasonable to me. BUT...now that you are on the forum, we will expect weekly Cape Fair fishing reports.

I'll do what I can!

[Jason Essary]

Glad to see Cape Fair Marina come to the forum. Fishing reports would be great! Or just let us know what Jeff catches. lol.

[Wesley]

I would like to comment on this one as the manager of Cape Fair Marina....

First of all, Stan was working on orders from me, so if you would like to "report" anyone, I would

be the one you should report.

Second, there weren't any parking spaces at the marina at that time. What we did, was PAY for the

use of a parking lot outside of the corps park to try and accomodate as many of our slip renters as

possible. (The people who rent slips from us do not have the option to put their boat in anywhere else

because their boats are already parked here.) Then, we used employees and company vehicles and boats to

shuttle those people to the marina so they could access their boats.

As soon as the water on the road was low enough to deem it safe, we PUSHED the corps to open the road so the fishermen could access the ramps and we used OUR equipment and employees to clear the CORPS parking areas of debris for the fishermen to park as the water receded. We also sent out messages on facebook, email, etc. to let people know what the situation was, as up to the minute as possible. We even spent time calling around looking for access points for the fishermen to launch when our ramps weren't accessible. We still have less than 1/3 of our parking

area which is JUST NOW able to accomodate trucks with trailers.

Here at Cape Fair Marina, we went above and beyond what most others were doing to accomodate EVERY person during

this flood.

Third, I would like to say that we have continuously made improvements to the marina to accomodate fishermen. We dedicate 1/3 of our store to bait and tackle priced unlike anywhere else on the water. Stan runs himself ragged at all hours and on weekends to make sure we have plenty of bait available and searches for all tackle requests made by fishermen. We installed a FREE fish cleaning station, and set up a weigh station for spoonbillers....free of charge. Myself, Stan, and the marina owners are all avid outdoors people and strive to accomodate everyone to the best of our ability. We also post fishing reports, discuss lake conditions with fishermen who call in, give up-to-the minute fishing information as anglers come in and share what's working for them, advertise tournaments, help tournament directors with whatever is needed, etc.

Finally, we have always allowed fishermen to park in our marina zone, even though our employees and slip renters aren't allowed to park in the corps area. There have been many weekends where our parking area was filled with boat trailers and there wasn't room for much else.

I would encourage anyone who has an issue with our marina to contact me. I am always willing to listen and try to find a solution to benefit everyone involved.

[Wesley]

I have had a boat slip at the Cape Fair Marina for seven summers. It is like night and day concerning the Cape Fair Marina, old to the new, the improvements they have made are fantastic. The people down there are friendly help us slipers and BASS FISHERMAN, I,am also one of them, with anything we need. Always available, booze, gas, snacks, a full service restaurant, covered slips, what more could we ALL want out of a marina.

[flysnducks]

I have a slip at Cape Fair as well. Scott,Kim and Stan have always gone way above and beyond to be helpful. First class group of folks and a first class operation.