Boat Ramp?

[oneshot]

Can anyone use the Boat Ramp and if you catch Trout off Park Property can you bring them into the Park with out a Day Permit???

oneshot

[fishinwrench]

Shouldn't be any reason that you couldn't drive through the park with fish caught elsewhere, but I could see where you might have to defend yourself in court for doing so. Personally I'd avoid that possibility because it's just gonna cost you money.... More money than a box of Mrs. Pauls fish fillets at Price Chopper.

[Wayne SW/MO]

Unless they have changed the rules, no you can't use the public ramp at Bennett. That's for the use of Mr. Rogers. I realize that the money spent buying Vogels was to allow public access there and they finally did a few years ago, but I understand that the ramp isn't open to the public. We did get the privilege of buying the land and paying for the cost of installation.

[oneshot]

Well I have couple places on up I can put in and have done well.This is just little closer.

oneshot

[Wayne SW/MO]

You'll have to ask at the store I would think. We put in there once, but the guy I was with knew the guy running the rental for Rogers. The Fort isn't to far up and Riverfront is a stones throw.

Last year you could all but walk up to Riverfront from the park, in the middle of the river! You might save your battery by just putting in there.

[oneshot]

You'll have to ask at the store I would think. We put in there once, but the guy I was with knew the guy running the rental for Rogers. The Fort isn't to far up and Riverfront is a stones throw.

Last year you could all but walk up to Riverfront from the park, in the middle of the river! You might save your battery by just putting in there.

Yea I've put in at the Fort as matter fact as it stands now that's where I'm having my Funeral Party,everyone is welcome.

oneshot

[mic]

Unless they have changed the rules, no you can't use the public ramp at Bennett. That's for the use of Mr. Rogers. I realize that the money spent buying Vogels was to allow public access there and they finally did a few years ago, but I understand that the ramp isn't open to the public. We did get the privilege of buying the land and paying for the cost of installation.

I understand your financial concern of our tax dollars, but if I remember correctly, MDC is leasing that access to the park vendor. It was a legal issue of why he had to pay for it, if the other liveries could use it for free. Makes sense to me.

[mic]

Isn't there a public access on the other side of the river and just downstream of the bridge?

[fishinwrench]

Isn't there a public access on the other side of the river and just downstream of the bridge?

Yeah, and I think it's wrong that the outfitters clog it up during Summer weekends. How convenient for them, yet inconvenient for others.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I understand your financial concern of our tax dollars, but if I remember correctly, MDC is leasing that access to the park vendor. It was a legal issue of why he had to pay for it, if the other liveries could use it for free. Makes sense to me.

I don't know who told you that, but it was just that a story, and a tall one at that. The park bought the business that owned the land on the river. The idea was to give more river access. Then they decided that there weren't enough canoe outfitters on the river. So the concessionaire started a canoe rental. with the exclusive use of the ramp. They them decided that having people camp near the stream was also bad, so they moved them to the ridge top. They then decided that given the fact that not everyone didn't camp and that some poor souls had to outside the park for lodging that it was only right that the park build condos and cabins, near the stream. The park was lucky that they had had a concessionaire in place since the early 80's and so he was given the extra , err, responsibility of running the canoe rental, the lodging and the store. I almost forgot, the tags also.

Lease? No the store has been on a "cut" and I assume the same set up is probably followed in the other state endeavors. Obviously, if the DNR wasn't doing this there would be no canoe rentals, lodging, or fly shops in the area.