RICHARD5
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Aug 8, 2009
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not a crime and if they are able to intercept and stop the quagga and zebra mussels then not a large price to pay.You guys do not have a public launch open 24/7. That has to be a crime. It is around here...
I would hate to think that I have to boat between 7-5 only, and that if for any reason I might run late getting back to the launch, I can't get the boat out...
Man that bites that they're essentially closing the whole lake down after hours unless you pony up cash. Winter or not I'd raise the issue ... Good luck!!!
not a crime and if they are able to intercept and stop the quagga and zebra mussels then not a large price to pay.
this summer they went with soft closures at night, and folks still came in late at night and ran the cones. hard closures the only way to be sure.
the local lake did that here for the same reason starting this summer. only they started with hard closures. get in late- your boat spends the night on the lake. a few ticked off. once they found out the park officials are serious, they managed to work it out.
There were a few times I left the boat at the dock. Not because of this recent restricted access but for the sake of convenience. At Wahweap or Antelope no one hassled the boat. A couple times I slept on the boat right there at the dock. The rangers knew I was there and had no problem with it.the lake is open AND WILL BE OPEN 24 7
you will just have to make sure you launch and retrieve in the hours the ramps are open.
I guess it woul dnot be a big deal to me if I lived out that way. I have a commercial pressure washer unit that can produce hot water up to 205 deg. I could wash my own rig and trailer before and after each trip to keep mine clean.
I guess you get used to it if you boat out there and it is not a big deal...
no they have a hot water wash at the top of the ramp and they flush and wash with 140* water. then your good to go.
when i left my slip in lake mead last spring my boat had to be cleaned and certified because mead is one of the contaminated lakes. it cost me $150 to have it done there but so far powell dosnt charge. same thing at flaming gorge last summer but state of utah was washing and checking not park service like at powell and mead.
So Utah State is doing inspections on there side of Flaming Gorge and as far as I know Wyoming is not doing inspections. I wonder how long it will be before the state of Wyoming starts a pro-active approach on these mussels and starts inspecting boats.
I mainly boat in the Glendo Reservoir just south of Douglas, WY and there are hundreds of boats coming up out of Colorado every weekend to use the reservoir. I would hate to see Glendo Reservoir and the North Platte River get contaminated with these vermin.
Does anyone know if there are infected waters on the Colorado/Wyoming border?