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#1427883 - 07/05/12 01:02 PM "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock."
Paladin Offline
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Officer Caulfield told the fisherman, "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock."

Lake Zoar Patrol article

I've never heard of this "rule". Is the officer correct?

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#1427887 - 07/05/12 01:21 PM Re: "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock." [Re: Paladin]
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Designated swim area if i was to venture a guess




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#1427888 - 07/05/12 01:26 PM Re: "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock." [Re: Dusty]
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OBASS should weigh in on this. As I recall, he checked with the DEP at one time on the issue and posted the response.
My recollection is that a designated swiming area, one posted by a red buoy, dictated that a boat could not be within 100 ft of the area.

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#1427894 - 07/05/12 01:51 PM Re: "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock." [Re: Paladin]
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With the details included in the story, the officer was absolutly wrong in his ruling.
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#1427898 - 07/05/12 02:00 PM Re: "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock." [Re: Tony Mel]
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When you guys cast into a dock and get snagged to you retrieve the lure?

I can see me going for a swim and climbing my dock only to get a treble hook in me. I would not be a happer camper!

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#1427915 - 07/05/12 03:12 PM Re: "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock." [Re: Paladin]
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I already took care of it. There is no law or regulation on the books that tells you how far you need to be from a dock. You're still responsible if you damage a dock, boat or boat cover with your lure.

The 100 foot limit is for waterskiing. You can't fish in a permitted swim area.
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#1427916 - 07/05/12 03:30 PM Re: "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock." [Re: Paladin]
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When you guys cast into a dock and get snagged to you retrieve the lure?


Everyone I fish will retrieve their bait, though a proficient caster will rarely hook a dock or boat. But, if it does happen we attempt to retrieve the bait without touching anything so as to avoid any tresspassing ordeal. Though I would hope most property owners would rather me breifly grab hold their dock rather than leaving a hook behind.
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#1427917 - 07/05/12 03:35 PM Re: "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock." [Re: Paladin]
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I was fishing next to the swim area at New Fairfield town beach, between the swim area and town docks. The lifeguard got on the bull horn and said I had to be at least 200 feet away!



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#1427959 - 07/05/12 06:16 PM Re: "You can't be within 100 feet of his dock." [Re: CWood Man]
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Originally Posted By: CWood Man
I was fishing next to the swim area at New Fairfield town beach, between the swim area and town docks. The lifeguard got on the bull horn and said I had to be at least 200 feet away!


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