Thread: Gold Creek report

Originally Posted by FrankielaneJr

No , I have talked with you before and you even gave me some tips on fishing gold creek. This fella, if he reads this he knows who he is. No wake means just that back in the pools!

wish AGFC would put out some "No Wake" signs all up and down the creek and inside the pool itself. Got a "few" really dumb butts that are totally inconsiderate. Most though, are very considerate of others.

Originally Posted by ibmack

wish AGFC would put out some "No Wake" signs all up and down the creek and inside the pool itself. Got a "few" really dumb butts that are totally inconsiderate. Most though, are very considerate of others.

We have been told by by our local Enforcement officers that the regulatory process wold have to be used to put up "No Wake Zone" signs. Basically all we can post are those yellow signs with the small writing that explains the boating law. I know they are hard to read and just about useless. The state boating law says that boats can not create hazardous wake (greater than 5 mph) within 100' of a recreation area, dock, pier, or anchored boat. This can be found on page 32 of the fishing guide book. If I were yall, I would take pictures and/or video of the violators and send to the Enforcement Division. Make sure to get their boat registration number.

Also if someone wanted to submit a proposal for the next regulation cycle to get turn the creek and cove into No Wake Zones, submit this proposal to me in an email (email address found in signature). Please include as much info as possible (upper and lower boundaries, justification, etc...). I will submit at the next regs meeting in January.

I used to plane off periodically in the creek until i noticed some stob ups just feet away that luckily missed my gearbox. Nowadays im older and enjoy the idle back in there but yea i still see folks who prefer the gas it til it breaks method.

had a 200hp in the creek on Sat afternoon with 2 dudes in it. soon as they got to the railroad bridge headed to Dan's, they gunned it aand turned both corners as hard as they could. it was ridiculous.

Originally Posted by ibmack

had a 200hp in the creek on Sat afternoon with 2 dudes in it. soon as they got to the railroad bridge headed to Dan's, they gunned it aand turned both corners as hard as they could. it was ridiculous.

We were behind them in the tan stick-steer Seaark. They came within a foot of my boat when they passed us in the creek. Thought they might have been wanting to fish out of my livewell. I didn't see it but I heard them open it up. That was just plain stupid. Must not have caught any fish...lol!

When you start trying to pack that many people in a small area and start advertising the fish are biting, It is gonna bring out all kinds of people from the wood work, things like this happen. If you are going to fish gold creek you have this to contend with. Sad but True, Just Don't get to ruffled over it, it could ruin your whole gold creek fishing experience it is just one of the many experiences you will get to enjoy. Tight Lines.

Yep advertising on social media, word of mouth, and Smart Phones in today's world will quickly just kill a fishing spot over the years. I have grown tired of seeing good fishing just get pulverized by these things. I know it sounds funny coming from me, but I admit when I am wrong. That's why you don't see many reports from me nowadays. I will post some pics but I sure won't tell where and how I caught them, unless I am on a big lake where there is no body around to see me catch them in a location, I may give you a lake name, but that is about it for me now. I hold no ill will tho to folks who want to make reports and/or advertise because that is part of their income. Lord knows i did my far share to kill spots in the past. Not anymore tho.

I remember a few years back EVERYBODY was giving advise, locations, posting pics, and techniques. All everyone talked about was Growing The Sport. We grew it alright. Now we have 100 boats fishing every spot we shared and now THEY post all that info on social media like they figured it out themselves. We've grown our sport to the point that it's hard to go catch a few fish and not have a crowd around you. I like fishing where I can relax and enjoy myself without worrying about bumping into another boat. Hard to do in certain places nowadays.