All ramps closed?

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Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER

The order states (ALL) access to any waterway if I read it right but I may have misunderstood. Fishing from the banks are out as well... Unreal, the ramps in NC and Ga will be stacked with people this weekend and we will see those two states close em down next.

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NC isn't far behind. The DNR was out taking pictures at certain ramps this past Sat so it's coming. I don't blame anyone for wanting to enjoy the lake but when you cram 300+ boat trailers into one landing it tends to get their attention. Parking lot was stacked so they resorted to parking along the roadway.

We got the last parking space at the ramp we used on tillery Saturday at about 7:00. By the time we came out there were at least 20 more trailers and trucks parked at in tie down areas and up and down the road. Won’t be long before they close nc as well.

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Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER

The order states (ALL) access to any waterway if I read it right but I may have misunderstood. Fishing from the banks are out as well... Unreal, the ramps in NC and Ga will be stacked with people this weekend and we will see those two states close em down next.

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Thats not what it means. Only public facilities at this point. Pay to launch is still open for now. And the lakes are NOT closed.

The lake is not closed to fishing( yet). You can launch from any private marina that has a ramp, any friend that has a ramp on his property, etc.
My friend keeps his in a private slip at a marina. He can come and go as he pleases.

My point is that the SCDNR is at fault. Instead of punishing everyone, why didn't the officers give the guilty parties hefty fines? This would have been enforcement...their job. As usual, the government has a knee jerk reaction and the governor closes all the ramps instead of telling the law enforcement to do their job. Am I wrong?

There likely aren't near enough DNR officers to enforce the laws on all the lakes. The number of idiots is staggering. In addition, it would be putting the DNR agents at risk of a slow painful death from the COVID. Best solution to the larger problem was to close access. Now they can find all the idiots in a smaller area to write tickets.

You wait til sat, the same ones will be back out there on the water doing the same thing, minus the fisherman. on the islands , ganged up, you wait and see. They were everywhere sun on wateree! Unreal!

Yup, took me a good 30 minutes to get to the landing at Bowdens on Beaver Creek, lake was full of pontoons and jet skis, and the boats trying to put in were lined up all down the landing, the drive, and halfway to 97 around 1pm

They finally managed to ruin it for fishermen.
They have been trying for decades

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Originally Posted by Inkdabber

This can be attributed to all the idiotic pleasure boaters whose blatant disregard to social distancing by having 10 more people in their boats, who gather by the hundreds on every available sand bar, and really just don’t care.

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Originally Posted by burdawg

My point is that the SCDNR is at fault. Instead of punishing everyone, why didn't the officers give the guilty parties hefty fines? This would have been enforcement...their job. As usual, the government has a knee jerk reaction and the governor closes all the ramps instead of telling the law enforcement to do their job. Am I wrong?

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Last I heard there are 2-3 officers per county to enforce all land and water issues. Do you really think DNR can cover every public access point and every hang out on the water. No chance! Only one at fault are the people you continue gather in masses and keep the spread going.