Thread: Fishing etiquette

Originally Posted by RMGeorge

To me a person's pier seems as private as their boat. I would not pull right up to their boat and cast right next to it and I won't do it at their pier either. And no, I do not own a lake house or a pier.

Should only apply if they are actively fishing there first! IMO

Originally Posted by TwainGang

Just wondering if there are hunter and fishermen harassment laws where you all fish? some of this stuff would definitely classify as harassment!

In Arkansas it is illegal to harass legal hunters or fishermen. Only docks off limits are commercial docks on a few lakes. I would explain and if that failed call the wardens.

It would be a total waste of time to try and explain the law and your rights to these people who act like that.......... putting up alarms, motion detected sprinklers, coming out showing their butt..........These people own a house on a lake! they know full well what your rights are........

But they know nothing is really going to happen to them for displaying such behavior and they also know for every one that they cannot make leave ( or avoid ) their dock there is 10 that the tactics work on...........

Decided to move this pier to an early morning pier while the underwater light is on. I have another spot that heats up at daybreak close by. That way I get my fishing on and leave before he starts stirring.

Originally Posted by BAMA S

Decided to move this pier to an early morning pier while the underwater light is on. I have another spot that heats up at daybreak close by. That way I get my fishing on and leave before he starts stirring.

There ya go............. there's more than one way to skin a cat....

I don't mind guys fishing my dock and will usually chat with them while they fish to see how they are doing. But I keep my bass boat tied to the dock and I have found holes in my seats from errant casts that end up in my boat and the hooks getting into the upholstery. I cover my boat when I'm not there and have found lures and hooks stuck in the cover when I get back to the lake.

2 sides to every issue I guess.

Originally Posted by crappiewisdom

I don't mind guys fishing my dock and will usually chat with them while they fish to see how they are doing. But I keep my bass boat tied to the dock and I have found holes in my seats from errant casts that end up in my boat and the hooks getting into the upholstery. I cover my boat when I'm not there and have found lures and hooks stuck in the cover when I get back to the lake.

2

sides

to every issue I guess.

You're not talking apples and oranges. What is happening to you is destruction of private property. You could bring charges for their actions.

Agreed. I would get a camera and monitor the dock. As stated that is destruction of private property. Just like if you had a car and someone came close to it and hit it. These people fishing and hooking your boat are "hit and run" idiots. If they don't leave a note for the damage they do it is a crime! Record and report them. I would.

I have fished around boat docks with boats moored and have fished the areas well without incident to others boats. I am very cautious as I want someone to fish around my boat like I would around theirs. Boat docks are private property usually but the water anywhere around them is fair game!! People just need to use common sense when fishing close to others property.