Pomme De Terre Master Plan Update

[MOPanfisher]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a news release reference the updat/revision of the 1988 Pomme de Terre Lake Master Plan. The public is invited to e-mail or otherwise submit comments. Primarily it will bring our Master Plan into compliance with regard to format and content, however since it had not been updated since 1988 there is certainly room for updating. This will be a process i.e. it won't be done this week, hopefully we will receive funding to complete it next year. Here is the link from which you can navigate to a copy of the existing master plan. If you have problems let me know and I will send the link directly to you.

http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Media/NewsReleases/tabid/2710/Article/486813/corps-seeking-comments-on-master-plan-revision.aspx

[Conman64]

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a news release reference the updat/revision of the 1988 Pomme de Terre Lake Master Plan. The public is invited to e-mail or otherwise submit comments. Primarily it will bring our Master Plan into compliance with regard to format and content, however since it had not been updated since 1988 there is certainly room for updating. This will be a process i.e. it won't be done this week, hopefully we will receive funding to complete it next year. Here is the link from which you can navigate to a copy of the existing master plan. If you have problems let me know and I will send the link directly to you.

http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Media/NewsReleases/tabid/2710/Article/486813/corps-seeking-comments-on-master-plan-revision.aspx

Do you see any scenario that the Corp would make more dock permits available as an outcome to this plan update?

[MOPanfisher]

Honestly I would say that expanding the number of dock zones is very unlikely.

[Conman64]

Why is that Mo? I don't get that.

[MOPanfisher]

Especially on a small impoundment like Pomme de Terre Lake, increasing the number of privately owned facilities on the shoreline (i.e. boat docks) does nothing to promote the health and stability of the shoreline. In order to have docks you need access, meaning roads, and thus create more opportunities for shoreline erosion etc. Private docks benefit a few individuals and homeowners but do little or nothing to benefit the using public at large.

[oneshot]

Especially on a small impoundment like Pomme de Terre Lake, increasing the number of privately owned facilities on the shoreline (i.e. boat docks) does nothing to promote the health and stability of the shoreline. In order to have docks you need access, meaning roads, and thus create more opportunities for shoreline erosion etc. Private docks benefit a few individuals and homeowners but do little or nothing to benefit the using public at large.

I would like to see more Public Docks and less massive Crappie Beds right up to the Docks.

Pain if you want to Catfish on the bottom

oneshot

[MOPanfisher]

I understand Oneshot, whenever I see someone catfishing off one of the fishing docks I usually mention to them that there are a lot of brushpiles in front of them, they usually find the piles anyway. Unfortunately the vast majority of the the fishing dock users are after crappie, we do try to keep some shoreline areas mowed or with paths to the water for shoreline fishermen though.