Stockton Lake Night Noise

[MoCarp]

off in the distance.... at night miles across the lake.... you hear loud music and  a Party Im like WHISKY TANGO FOXTROT!

looks like Mutton's Cafe Is a Noisy bar on the lake! We lose a heated dock for winter fishing and the quiet of the night is split open

I am surprised this is allowed on Stockton, 

[Dutch]

That does seem a bit different for that part of the world.  Makes me glad that I night fish on a different part of the lake.

[fishinwrench]

12 hours ago, MoCarp said:

I am surprised this is allowed on Stockton, 

What, people making money?   Yeah it's allowed.    

Attempting to stop it though....that is NOT allowed. 

[Old plug]

I believe it is getting wrse and worse all overI wanted to fish a straight channel bank this evening not far from Coconuts. they just blew me off the water .Hate that place. 

[DADAKOTA]

It doesn't bother the fish

 

[fishinwrench]

6 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

It doesn't bother the fish

 

Maybe a big sub Kicker in the boat would be like a Hydro-Wave.   Try it and let me know.  Give them some Skynyrd or something though and spare them the Lil'Wayne.

[MoCarp]

10 hours ago, DADAKOTA said:

It doesn't bother the fish

 

BS....... I have fished for years on that lake, sometimes dropping a split-shot on a carpeted boat floor shuts them down,  the music/people noise and crowd trash sure doesn't help.............I know families who USED to stay at Mutton, but don't want to expose their kids to the "party" crowd.....keep waiting for they big blow to toss 8 foot waves during a concert.....

[ramman123]

Not trying to start any thing but that dock/marina has a right to Cater to people of any sorts and u have ur right and opinion on the way u use the lake

Times are changing but just think of the revenue that is coming in for those businesses/employees yes its seasonal but still money gained for the local economy

[MoCarp]

5 hours ago, ramman123 said:

that dock/marina has a right to Cater to people of any sorts and u have ur right and opinion on the way u use the lake

 

Stockton was created with a more "natural" goal fishing/camping experience, hence the limited docks/concession that have been allowed on the lake....in the early years it was to mimic a "wilderness Canadian lake" managed with pike/tiger muskies and Walleyes......

the marina only has the rights to do what is allowed, I will say enough people are not happy with the types of crowds this has brought to the Mutton area, noise, fights, trash, public drunkiness are all up......Mutton has new owners that are trying the LOZ formula to earn quick $

People have historically gone to Stockton for camping and fishing for the most part, the lake being windy and rough often has kept the massive amounts of ski/PWC numbers lower than TR... LOZ etc....this bar on the lake IMHO doesn't fit..and I can tell you complaints are happening because its causing the people who USED to go to Stockton to spend their $ elsewhere.....once that effects peoples wallets who cater to the traditional visitors to the lake then rules change......

[slothman]

35 minutes ago, MoCarp said:

People have historically gone to Stockton for camping and fishing for the most part, the lake being windy and rough often has kept the massive amounts of ski/PWC numbers lower than TR... LOZ etc....this bar on the lake IMHO doesn't fit..and I can tell you complaints are happening because its causing the people who USED to go to Stockton to spend their $ elsewhere.....once that effects peoples wallets who cater to the traditional visitors to the lake then rules change......

The problem is, even with the rough lake you get when the wind kicks up on Stockton, it is still less rough than a busy weekend on Lake of the Ozarks. Stockton used to be a lake I would avoid at all costs if the weather looked bad. Now it looks like a feasible alternative to dealing with huge boats and drunken idiots with no concern for anyone but themselves.