Nets for 2009?

[bluedevil]

Any word on how many nets are going to be in the Manistee area this year?

And what about any info for the rest of the Lake?

[1mainiac]

Copied from another site I am a member of..

Today's Update and, or Fishing Report

3/11/09 Today, I come to you with a heavy heart with a reprehensible announcement concerning the Port of Manistee, MI. It seems like the Little River Band tribal netters pulled the same crap they did last season by leaving their nets in all winter.

In 2008 this led to floating nets, unsafe to navigation & many boats got entangled before they knew it! Then the tribe hired outside contractors to pull the perilous nets. While the offending LRB tribal netters went on their merry way dropping more nets.

The worst part of the current situation is a late season net that was set front of Barr Lake, slightly north of Manistee's Orchard Beach State Park. What make this net so dangerous is ...it was originally set in 40' of water in close and fairly shallow.

Early season Brown Trout shoreline trollers should exercise extra care when fishing by keeping a sharp lookout. Reason for the extra care? ...as things stand nobody knows where last season's 2008 trap nets are presently. Click 2008 floating net

The CG and other law enforcement agencies will be out next week trying to locate these nets. This clearly shows when our government bestows the rank of super citizen on a select few, respect for laws the rest of us have to abide by gets lost in the shuffle.

As soon as more info becomes available to me, you'll be the first to know. I will post any and all news about the nets concerning public safety ASAP.

[1mainiac]

So it seems the Indians now make so much off the casino that at the end of the season they just abandon the nets and buy new ones. With a casino coming to Muskegon I guess we will get this down here soon as well.