Boating Safety on our Arkansas water's

[jackie53]

Who do we ask?How do we go about boating safety on our area lake's.the game and fish has done an great job (enforcment). Not trying to complain.Is their something we can do to correct this growing problem.We have had a great August crappie fishing on our home lake (Greers ferry) but where we need to fish is out in the more open water's of the lake (around Devils fork Rec Area)( mouth of Hill Creek(timber) above the Big island in middle fork(heavy timber),(peter creek)(heavy timber)(salt creek)(Heavy timber) the boat traffic has been (terrible) to down right (scary) on some lakes we have had the pleasure of fishing (Nimrod)(Dardanelle) these lakes have areas for (sking and nonsking) Have talked to some local Bass Club's about seeing if we could (and how we could go about) getting sign's (bouy's) or something in our creeks(heavy timber) Hitting a tree or stump.We know you can't block off the whole lake.But maybe the major and smaller creeks. Any one else having these Problems are we the only one's!! How do we fix this growing Problem!!!(for the safety of our family's) stop fishing during the skiing hours.(fish early and late( after dark) What how do other's face this problem? ( Brenda was so scared she said she was not going back out with all the traffic)(Who's going to take pic's she the only one that can put them on the computer). We take our kid,s and grandkid's and are thinking of their safety!!!

[Crappie Greg]

Probably would never fly on Greers but who knows, be nice though!!!

[MEATGETTER]

A big lucky 13 and 50lb braid on a good stiff rod and a reel with a good drag will slow it down after you snagged one of them jurk one of them out the boat and word gets around! !!!

[BoarBuster]

Yep accidents happen a well placed pyramid weight will work wonders



FISH ON

[jackie53]

We were fishing a tree in 30 ft of water in front of hidden cove(edgmont bridge) (not a good place at 12:00 noon) We had only caught 3 fish 2 kentuck's and 1 crappie.From 11:30 till 12:00 off of that one tree we caught a limit of nice crappie not 2 lb'rs(creek ,crappie pro) but nice for us on Greers.It got so bad We have a 20' champon they the ski"ers,jet skiier's were throwing water over the front of our boat.!!! Brenda was so scared she got down in the boat and put her life jacket on for safety!!!Said she was'nt going back with all the traffic!!We left the fish biting(nice crappie!! Drop the jig down to the bottom of tree 24'ft reel up one time bam crappie on!!! It was hard for me to leave!!!! their must be something done before some one is hurt real bad!!! Being an EMT I have seen a lot a cut from a prop would not be pretty!!! Don't know where this is going but am going to try anyway!!! probly beating a Dead Horse!!!! After (labor day) Greers is a hole different lake!! Can fish about anywhere you like!!!

[DRPEPPER]

I am afraid this will be an up hill battle. The lice probably bring more to the ecomomy than the fishermen.
I don't condone casting heavy lures or weights at them. I prefer a flare gun.
DP