I would LOVE to see a water patrol sit there one weekend night! Unfortunately, I’m guessing that this past weekend was the peak of it, and with the big cool down on the way there won’t be a ton of traffic out there anymore. BUT, please pursue this, it can only help and the anchored boats sure aren’t getting any less as the years pass.
And YES it’s a MUCH better idea than throwing things. But, before you go dismissing that idea, put yourself in that position a dozen times, it does tend to wear on a guy after several years 
and heaven forbid that we joke about it a little bit huh? LOL
As far as the flare thing goes. John went out and bought a SUPER bright LED flashing orange light for his boat specifically for sturgeon fishing. This thing is a BEACON (there is no way to miss it) and it matters less. All it does is give the boats an opportunity to identify their path and not slow down. Which is fine for us, but not so much for the guy anchored next to us.
So answer me this. If boats are anchored 50ft apart across the channel from shore to shore, who is causing the problem? The fishermen or the Tuna boats? I think we as fishermen need to also be a little smarter in where we anchor to fish. If there is one obvious path of travel, you are only asking for trouble by anchoring there, not only did you now cause trouble for yourself but also all the other boats as the boats passing through will now have to find another hole… plus that WHOLE area is pretty much identical anyways in regards to fishing structure, just line up with another boat upstream or down and keep the path open.
I’m just glad the cool down is coming and spots other than the one in question will be producing fish too. A LOT less boat traffic there.
