stay in your lane…

Just a reminder that in between the red and green markers is the road. Sick of people with big tuna boats who think the own the road. If your heading south stay by the green markers. If your goin north stay by the red markers. Too many times in the last week i have been pushed outside the markers cause somebody in a tuna boat either thinks the red markers is the center divider or just wants to sink me. Anyone else have issues like this? What should i do? It not only irritates me but is dangerous to me and others.

Ill be anchored outside the markers and still have boats come within 50 feet of me. They slow down thinking they are being nice but it just kicks up the biggest wave ever.. doh!

Was on the St. Croix out of Lakeland fishing sturgeon on Sunday, and at about 10AM it went from nice and orderly to what I can only describe as sheer chaos. It was just a mass of boats all going all different directions, no rhyme or reason to it.

We were anchored way off the main channel and a guy pulling a tub finally slowed down and veered off about 50 feet away from me. He was completely absorbed with watching that tuber and had no idea we were even there.

I’ll only fish the Croix on Labor Day weekend if the weather is terrible and cold from here on out

Start writing down boat #’s and names.

Doug, don’t fool yourself in thinking it’s just Labor Day. Toss a few anchored boats on the MN side and the larger boats are attracted out of the middle of the river and the WI side (that is free of any boat) like a magnet.

I spoke with the Sheriff last year asking for some extra patrols around the fishermen when they can.

It’s an accident waiting to happen.

I was thinking about getting a canned air horn. Keep on your toes and a spotlight handy…during the day too!

Yeah, that’s one thing that really surprised me. We were out there for hours and hours on Sunday and did not see one law enforcement officer.

Hopefully that 2nd week in October is a bit better.

That is surprising!

Couple years ago when it flooded it was a fisherman’s paradise.

Larger boats couldn’t get pumped out or fuel and the river was a no wake zone.

They all went golfing. Man was that nice!

But I’m willing to share the river…just don’t kill me.

Need to keep your eyes out for everyone. If you think others are going to follow the rules of the road you are in for big trouble. Trying to change it is going to be like trying to change the weather. Watch out for number one out there.

I ended up fishing between the Swing Bridge and Stillwater on Sunday afternoon with planer boards. Yes, I agree using planer boards with that kinda traffic is questionable

It was crazy though how boats would literally go right at the planers. A few times I needed to yell at them so they would see the large yellow boards. Are they really that hard to see? I did surprise myself with a 18.5” walleye and a decent northern on short middle of the day trip though.

and what did you guys think the river was going to be like over the weekend? yeah i know you have a right to be there but that still dosn’t stop an idiot from being an odiot.
i avioded the river all weekend and went golfing.

I feel your pain. Especially in regards to big boats. Getting Olympic times at lines, anchor and motor has saved me from being tossed into the shoreline trees many times. At least my son it getting some proper boating etiquette from me.

x2 on the olympic speed on anchor and lines. Lol

M60 mounted on the bow? a few warning shots?

I hear ya….not a fan of the tuna’s. My strategy is to go crepuscular. Walleyes are crepescular, so fisherman might as be crepuscular too. Tuna boat captains, and there crew however, are not crepuscular. I routinely see them anchored up on pool 2 until well past 9AM…sleeping off the hangover from last nights tuna boat orgy (which I do admire them for). If you ever have the chance to witness a tuna boat orgy…well…it is quite a spectacle.

JP

A slingshot and paint balls gets the message to them. And easy to dump over board if need be.

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I hear ya….not a fan of the tuna’s. My strategy is to go crepuscular. Walleyes are crepescular, so fisherman might as be crepuscular too. Tuna boat captains, and there crew however, are not crepuscular. I routinely see them anchored up on pool 2 until well past 9AM…sleeping off the hangover from last nights tuna boat orgy (which I do admire them for). If you ever have the chance to witness a tuna boat orgy…well…it is quite a spectacle.

JP

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Yeah, the remnants of an orgy were evident on the Croix on Sunday. Dozens of tuna craft all beached at the islands in the no-wake zone. We tried to be as quiet as possible when passing them so as not to roust them early.

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Just a reminder that in between the red and green markers is the road. Sick of people with big tuna boats who think the own the road. If your heading south stay by the green markers. If your goin north stay by the red markers. Too many times in the last week i have been pushed outside the markers cause somebody in a tuna boat either thinks the red markers is the center divider or just wants to sink me. Anyone else have issues like this? What should i do? It not only irritates me but is dangerous to me and others.

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Dont be so hard on em, they are just trying to get around the guy pulling his 4 kids on a tube down the middle of the channel