Fellow Florida Spec Fishermen I heard a rumor you cant launch a boat on the St. Johns??? I'll be down in Astor next week if I can float my boat. Any information on the rumor would be appreciated.
Thanks
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Fellow Florida Spec Fishermen I heard a rumor you cant launch a boat on the St. Johns??? I'll be down in Astor next week if I can float my boat. Any information on the rumor would be appreciated.
Thanks
I launched today in Deland NO PROBLEM Yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Hookem Cookem
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All state parks have been closed. Some counties are doing the same with their parks. Haven’t heard any such news as no launching, but it might become where you have to do so from a privately owned ramp. Hopefully other members will post any such restrictions in their areas. Stay safe and good luck on the river.
Saw on another forum
"I've seen a lot of people asking about open and closed ramps. Here is a number for the Florida Game and Fish.
Online or call 888-404-FWCC (3922). Cellular phone users can also call *FWC and ask.
They are the people that are policing this."
Not sure about Astor area, but further north in Satsuma, Georgia Boys will be open
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Our city is closing ramps but I think the county ramps are still open in most places.
Public boat ramps are closed effective Friday, Mar. 27 through Apr. 14, with an exception for commercial fishing vessels to use only the eastern ramps on North Causeway.
I can understand closing the camping areas and other public use areas where rest rooms could be involved.
But closing down the launch areas makes very little sense to me.
But then we are talking about government.
The issue here was not at the ramp but all the idiots that decided since the beach was closed to driving they'd all go hang out on the islands in the river.
So in order to help with social distancing and to try to not have 300 boats partying it up on the island they chose to close the ramps.
I mean you can go 5 miles down the road & put in the next town & drive your boat back to the islands so it's not really stopping much in the end.
Boat Ramps
All boat ramps maintained by Volusia County Government remain open. This includes:
- Blue Lake Boat Ramp, DeLand
- Candace R. Strawn – Lake Dias Boat Ramp, DeLeon Springs
- Cypress Lake Park, DeLand
- Ed Stone Park, DeLand
- Highbanks Boat Ramp, DeBary
- Highbridge Park, Ormond Beach
- Hiles Boat Ramp, New Smyrna Beach
- Lake Monroe Park, DeBary
- Lemon Bluff Boat Ramp, Osteen
- Mariner’s Cove Park, Enterprise
- River Breeze Park, Oak Hill
- Shell Harbor Park, Pierson
- Tomoka Boat Ramp, Ormond Beach
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office is monitoring the ramps and boater gathering sites for crowds and congestion. The boat ramps will be closed if crowd control and social distancing measures are not followed.
All seminole county ramps on the st John's are open
Lots of boat trafficSent from my SM-N950U using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by specktacklure
Alachua county lake ramps are open. Orange, lochloosa, Newnans and Santa Fe.
Check where your staying at in Florida as the Florida governor stopped all rentals for two weeks!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hookem Cookem
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Volusia county ramps still good, fished yesterday.