Lake was full !!!

JES233

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I said I was gona stay home and not fight the crowds but...
Trailered almost 2 hours one-way to find there was no parking at any ramp at Lake Raystown.The ranger was taking names for "the waiting list"
Never had this happen before !:(
 

sfy

Petty Officer 3rd Class
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Re: Lake was full !!!

it may have been better that way. if the lake had that many people on it, imagine the nonsense that you would have seen. though it could have been interesting to go to the ramp with a camera and some chairs and watch the "experts" do their thing.

its why my family never goes anywhere on holiday weekends, been there,done that, never forgot what we saw.
 

xxxflhrci

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Re: Lake was full !!!

I never go the lake on holidays and up until last year hadn't been on a weekend in several years. The nightmare at the boat ramps, plus heavy traffic that makes the water like being on Deadliest Catch isn't worth it to me.
 

jtmarten

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Re: Lake was full !!!

I usually go out Sunday of the holiday weekends, far fewer on the water than the Saturday crowd. Very few out there 'til about noon today, then BAM - out of the woodwork they came. Four or five ID 10 T's who are lucky I didn't return the 'favor' of an on-plane pass 20-25ft away when they had plenty of open water farther away (and 150' is min legal dist in Colo). I'd probably swamp their 15-16 footers with my wake at 55+.

I used to work Tue-Sat and LOVED hitting the lake Monday morning!
 
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Re: Lake was full !!!

I know how you feel. I go to the water to relax and site see. I cant enjoy it if there are so many boats I spend all my time watching for them. If I cant go and relax I dont go. Lucky Im retired and can go during the week when the river belongs just to me and the karma of open water and the purr of the old 2 stroke merc.
 

kei9th

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Re: Lake was full !!!

ID 10 T must be a computer or copier guy. i have wrote that on a few invoices.
 

brick75

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Re: Lake was full !!!

That has happened to me too. Didn't drive quite 2 hrs. though, maybe 1. It sure is a terrible feeling though after you've got your mind set on a day of boating.
 
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