stlhdh2o:

Fortunately, you have been there long enough to get to know all your neighbors. We haven't, just having bought the place in Oct.

Our beach area isn't all that large (about 300'), but there are two great spots the Silvers like to hang out in and everyone loves to fish them.



3 days after we moved in, I went down to do some fishing and found a fellow with a 12 pack, 4 silvers (1 over limit at the time), and a pile of about 30 Buddummer cans and cardboard boxes for them built up behind him. Seems this was his regular spot, and it turned out he was a neighbor from across the street.

After a deep breath to cool my temper, I told him he was welcome to fish the beach, so long as he stayed within the legal limits on fish, and took whatever he bought down back with him, including cleaning up all his garbage.

Seems he liked to go down there and hide from his wife (whom other neighbors have spoken of using terms such as "satan, spawn of" ....and some less endearing). Poor chap..guess I'd drink like that too were I in his shoes.

Haven't seen him back there since, but found 99.9% of the folks repectful of the property, and the game rules once they found out that a sociable yet law-abiding property owner took interest in what they were doing.

Did have to ask one fellow to leave when he had a campfire going and started to set up his tent on our beach. Yeesh...all he would have needed to do was offer to have breakfast ready at 6 the next morning ...

Now, if we can just get some steelhead to inhabit the area it would be great! (Actually, they are there but are running "cloaking" devices..:-)

Mike B