Holiday Safety Request

[MOPanfisher]

For all of you who will be on the river, lakes or even just at home please take a moment to think safety.

1. Fire. Hot dry weather makes for high fire danger, an errant roman candle can start a fire that takes out a house, barn or rock of hay bales. use them responsibly.

2. Heat. If you are going to be working or playing be sure to drink a lot of water, with the occasional Gatorade but drink a lot, take breaks and cool off if shade if possible.

3. At the Lake. Remember PFD's can save your life, but only if you use them. Water and alcahol do not mix well in a recreational setting. The hot weather, lots of sun, and wind will wear you down quickly. If you drink do so responsibly.

4. Watch out for the other guy, they may not be as careful, or responsible as you.

Hopefully everyone will be able to enjoy a safe holiday weekend, whether you celebrate this weekend, next weekend or both.

[KC Bass Fanatic]

#4 is always key on crowded weekends. I just assume that the lake lice (ski boats, jet skis) aren't paying attention and/or are entoxicated. Be safe.

[techo]

Does Pomme get as crowded and crazy as Table Rock?

[Hunter91]

We fished a tourney there a couple weekends ago and it was very very crowded for a lake that size. No big cruisers like TR but tons of ski boats, wake boats, jet skis and runabouts. Very rough no matter where you went!

[techo]

We were looking at land there but I remember a few years back of making the mistake of going on a holiday weekend and having a hard time finding a poiunt or cove to fish.

[KC Bass Fanatic]

Yes, on holiday weekends it's busy with ski boats and jet skis, but few (if any) 'big boats'. The good thing about Pomme is that it's virtually empty every other weekend of the year besides holidays. I bought a vacation home there because of the lack of boat traffic on normal weekends and I avoid the holiday weekends if possible. 95% of the time, you'll have the lake to yourself save a dozen bass/crappie boats. In the fall (late Sept through Nov) when the fishing is best on Pomme in my opinion, I am down nearly every weekend and it's not uncommon to see only 1-2 boats on the water on Sat/Sun.

[techo]

Thanks KC. We are looking at some land next weekend.

[MOPanfisher]

Pomme can be very crowded, but nothing like TR or LOZ. Holidays are normally very very busy, during "normal" summer from Friday at about 6:00 p,m. to Sunday at about 6:00 p.m. it is still pretty busy. Otherwise it is pretty easy to find space to fish and get away from pleasure boaters. We are getting more "refugee" boaters from LOZ (25' ski boats etc.) but still easily fishable during week and early in morning.