G’day fishos.
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The “don’t have a clue what to do at boat ramps” saga continues.
Been out a couple of times since the piece I did on proper and courteous use of boat ramps, but obviously not everyone reads this article and, if the ones I encountered did … Well, it just didn’t apply to them apparently.
Surely it’s time for your boat driving licence test to include a section on boat ramp procedures and etiquette, with one wrong question meaning failure.
Surely it’s time for your boat driving licence test to include a section on boat ramp procedures and etiquette, with one wrong question meaning failure.
- Russell Mason, Compleat Angler
I didn’t encounter anything different to any other day you head out.
A bloke backs down the ramp, hops out of his car, gives himself a scratch, lets out his dog, surveys the surrounding landscape…
He finally decides to start taking his motor bracket off, stops for a bit to have a chat to another fisho.
He then proceeds to unload the contents of the back of the car into the boat, etc. etc.
Another bloke posted me a photo of a car and trailer actually parked in the turning section at the top of a ramp on the Tuesday after the article was printed.
The caption read ”obviously not everyone reads your article”.
I don’t know if it’s a waterways thing or a police thing, or maybe it’s something the volunteer coastguard people could get into.
Just go to a couple of boat ramps at busy times and front people doing the wrong thing and let them know what the right thing is.
It doesn’t have to be a heavy handed approach, just about education.
I’m sure there are people out there that genuinely don’t know what to do.
Some of the problems at ramps revolve around common sense though, and there’s just no teaching some people that one.
AT A GLANCE
Dartmouth – OK while not being brilliant.
Still a few Mackas about and bugger all yabbies.
Streams – still fishing really well. Plenty of hoppers and crickets about for the bait fishos to play with, or the fly fishos to imitate, but still lots being caught on lures too.
The Mitta’s actually copping a flush as we speak.
There’s a pretty substantial amount of water being put through the system for a day or so.
This should get rid of a bit of the silty stuff that’s built up during the slow water releases, and freshen up that water temp a bit too.
Cod – have been good everywhere too.
Mulwala, the Murray above and below Lake Hume, the Bidgee, Blowering and Burrinjuck all seem to be going pretty well at the minute.
Get out there amongst them.
