Can Someone Clarify A Rumor?

[rs00765605]

I was told by a couple tournament directors that Cove 1 is now off limits to boats 1/2 way back. Yes, I know that the area around the spillway tower is off limits, but I have had more than one person now tell me that the No Wake buoys 1/2 way back in Cove 1 have been changed to No Boat buoys in the last month or 2. Does anyone know if this is true or blowing smoke?

[smbasser]

I have heard that as well. Buoys went from no wake to no boat

[MOPanfisher]

What are you referring to as cove #1, I am unfamiliar with that designation. There should not have been any changes in the buoy designations. I will take an actual look today if you clarify which cove it is.

[Dutch]

My guess is that would be the cove that used to have a ramp and now has a fishing dock in it.

[MOPanfisher]

I just checked it to make sure nothing had happened without my knowledge. It still has No Wake Idle Speed buoys. I can's speak to what a particular tournament has declared "off limits" but its not because of the buoys.

NOTE: The cove I checked is the one with the two fishing docks and the old closed ramp at the Eastern End of the Dam, near the emergency spillway.

[pruett417]

Cove 1 does in fact have the "No Boat" buoys half way back in the cove, don't know why, was completely oblivious to it until one day and we noticed it. They are identical to the no wake buoys, just the words are different. That was back in October when I noticed it, can't see them changing them back and forth.

[Dutch]

MOPANFISHER ought to know what is there. He works for the corps and his office is just above that cove.

[MOPanfisher]

OK you guys made me go back this morning with my binoculars. As of right now, there are two "No Wake Idle Speed" buoys placed where they are supposed to be. There is a third buoy just a little further out, binoculars revealed it to be an OLD No Boats buoy, no symbol left on it although you can read the lettering, I will have it removed. The cove is not and will not be a No Boats area, (the symbol is different on them) and since I would be the one applying for a permit change and writing the work order to put them in it won't happen. We did discuss some years back about buoying off around the fishing dock to keep boats away but decided that for no more problems than we have there it simply wasn't worth the time/cost, plus boaters are fishermen too.

I will get the old buoy removed. BTW if you guys seem buoys missing (especially Danger buoys) at areas where the COE maintains them, i.e. around the campgrounds, tower and danger buoys please shoot me an e-mail, we don't get to check them nearly as often as we would like to. We do not place or maintain the ones at the Harbor, or around private dock zones. Thanks for getting me to follow up on that one location.

[rs00765605]

I was in there today and the no boats buoy is there.

[MOPanfisher]

Yes it is still there as we have not been out to get it yet, hopefully this week.