PatrickC
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Fished lower Elk Creek this morning. As you might have guessed, it was pretty awesome today.
Apparently the section of the creek between Rt 5 and the Tubes is now posted. There was a gentleman on the creek asking everyone to leave. I was already above that section at the time. A couple of guys walking above the tubes told me about the guy asking folks to leave.
When I went up to my truck for some lunch, a young man pulled up behind in a red/burgundy truck and asked me if I was headed out or just going down to the creek.
I told him I had fished all morning and was trying to decide if I wanted to go back down or move to another location. He goes on to say, "Well, just so you know, Rt 5 to the tubes is now posted." I said, "Really? Since when?" He says, "Since this season. My buddy and I have a lease on it and we are not allowing anyone to fish."
I asked him, "Can a guy get permission to fish?" He says, "Well, we're planning on selling day passes to the section."
Hmmmm....not interested! Don't get me wrong, it's a nice section, but I wouldn't pay to fish it.
Anyway, an FYI. Not really sure how to confirm the truth of this. And, as of this morning, there are no "Posted" signs. The supposed other person sharing the lease with him did come up and did say he kicked everyone out. The strange this was, the kid (and they were kids, mid-20s I'd guess) that told me it was posted had been fishing all morning, but he was fishing up at Boro Park. Now, that did not make a bit of sense to me (esp knowing my buddy and I had hooked 12 fish in the posted section earlier in the morning). If you had that section to yourself, why would you go and fish Boro Park? Oh well, do with this info what you will :-/
Apparently the section of the creek between Rt 5 and the Tubes is now posted. There was a gentleman on the creek asking everyone to leave. I was already above that section at the time. A couple of guys walking above the tubes told me about the guy asking folks to leave.
When I went up to my truck for some lunch, a young man pulled up behind in a red/burgundy truck and asked me if I was headed out or just going down to the creek.
I told him I had fished all morning and was trying to decide if I wanted to go back down or move to another location. He goes on to say, "Well, just so you know, Rt 5 to the tubes is now posted." I said, "Really? Since when?" He says, "Since this season. My buddy and I have a lease on it and we are not allowing anyone to fish."
I asked him, "Can a guy get permission to fish?" He says, "Well, we're planning on selling day passes to the section."
Hmmmm....not interested! Don't get me wrong, it's a nice section, but I wouldn't pay to fish it.
Anyway, an FYI. Not really sure how to confirm the truth of this. And, as of this morning, there are no "Posted" signs. The supposed other person sharing the lease with him did come up and did say he kicked everyone out. The strange this was, the kid (and they were kids, mid-20s I'd guess) that told me it was posted had been fishing all morning, but he was fishing up at Boro Park. Now, that did not make a bit of sense to me (esp knowing my buddy and I had hooked 12 fish in the posted section earlier in the morning). If you had that section to yourself, why would you go and fish Boro Park? Oh well, do with this info what you will :-/