Murphys law, fish’n starts to get good(especially 17&18), then we get SNOWED-IN. I need your help here!! We can’t shovel the ramps out, so please call your Cities Public Works or Park Boards if the ramp is there and ask that the ramp be cleaned !! Don’t be bashful, they’ll do it because of public-out cry. Thanks Guys !! Maybe we’ll be back on the water by next week ! A mess of Walleye before the Super Bowl – doesn’t get any better than that !!
Gofish
Kensyl Reading EFN ProStaff
Kensyl, There are a few of us who go down and clean off the Toolsboro Landing when needed. I’ll try to get down there friday after work to check it out for you, but I would imagine it will already have been done. The problem is ussually with the road going down the hill and then the road on the flat going to the river after a deep snow. I’ll post something tomorrow.
herb
Suppose to snow again tonight. Willing to help at 17. Post a time and I’ll try to make it work.
Holly Molly, we need more guys like you !! Ya know I broke my back chip’n ice after that freeze up last month. Some of the SOBs didn’t say thanks as they backed their boats into the water while I was swing’n away!! GRRRRR
Herb the DNR should take care of that road, or are they claiming “no budget” to maintain it ! I usually call 2-3 times and disguise my voice, HAHA !
The City of Musc. should do that ramp. Though an Endloader was sunk (how I don’t know) a couple of seasons ago, and the city said they won’t clean it from then on.(story I heard I don’t know if its true or not)
Thanks Guys
Gofish
Kensyl Reading EFN ProStaff
Hey Kreading,
I like the disguise your voice idea. I’ll have to try that at Clinton. They do clear the ramp but do not remove ice build up afterwards, as far as I know. I’ll check it out tommorow and go from there. Gotta reply to your report on 14 also. Last week we hit the same type of circling ice conditions. We were able to drop 3ways with 2 oz. weights down through and troll around the ice flows, but involved constant dodging of ice and pulling up and redropping. We also hit the Illinois cut and got some fish. Also picked some up on wingies from Fulton up. Still slower fishing than I would expect this time of year, but we found more fish on the wings than at the dam. Bring on the spring!!!
Rooster
I probably shouldn’t get started on this, but the ‘no budget’ thing is really starting to get annoying. How’s about I just post what I perceive to be going on and hopefully someone from the DNR can set me straight:
Last year there were “budget cuts” to the DNR; whether these were actual cuts (i.e. less money) or the Washington-style cuts, where a 20% increase in budget is “cut” to 10%, I don’t really know.
One way or another, to the not-so-casual observer – me – it looks like the DNR officials have thrown a huge temper tantrum and chosen to make the cuts in ways that are the most visible and annoying. No more mowing, no more road maintenance, no more ramp maintenance, blah blah blah. I’m assuming that they’re trying their darndest to generate public outcry.
Needless to say, their going to get an outcry from at least one Iowan. I didn’t see anywhere in the budget cuts any plans to hold off land acquisitions that have been planned. If your kids were starving, would having more seem like a good idea? I didn’t see any cuts in study activities or administrative costs. Apparently people who mow and do road maintenance are ‘non-essential employees.’
Seems to me that if I made a list of the functions that I consider important, general maintenance of public lands would be right at the top with fish & wildlife management.
Ya Hey – Gianni I like your thinking. The DNR has some things Bass backwards ! They are there to serve the public, that being said. If the public wants to use a road/ramp at a
Public owned facility then they better have a good excuse why we can’t get access ! Boy I’m on a soap box – A !
Don’t even get me started on the Corps. of Eng. ! Thanks
Gofish
Oh, you nasty boys! I think you hit the nail on the head there Gianni. Just as in any big Corp., when things get tight, the people to get the ax first are the one doing the real work.
Just a note on Toolsboro Landing- Better have 4-wheel drive for the hill and the parking area. I’ll be there in the morning to shovel off the ramp. And you’re all invited!!!
herb
Put 200 lbs. of salt on my drive today so I can get out to New Boston tomorrow. Anyone else going to be there, just in case my S-10 won’t pull my boat up the ramp? I’ll bring 50 lbs. more salt!
Just read your post from yesterday Herb. Sorry I wasn’t there to give you a hand. Going over to Wapello tomorrow to my brother-law’s, to watch the Rams go at it. Will run over and see if any more needs done at the ramps.
The south ramp is cleaned and de-iced. Won’t do the north ramp, because when the river is at it’s current stage, there is a drop off at the end of it that is pretty nasty for guys with big rigs. Most people know about it, but a few don’t and I hope they don’t find out the hard way. Even I’m not sure how far down you have to go to find it, but I have seen a few trailer axles left behind from it. Short rigs shouldn’t be bothered by it tho.
Yea thats right Herb. I saw the results of the North ramp a couple of years ago. Fellow was in a peck of trouble that day! Thanks for the info on the south side. Won’t need to make that run today. Hopefully next week the temperture will warm up abit. Its been a week and cabin fever is settin in. Thanks Herb for what you did and anybody that helped!!!!
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