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Misty Blue · 10-16-2009, 01:08 PM

You are right TomC.

Those shots of the Bay are typical of a Summer Saturday or Sunday. Not mid week and only (mostly) between July 4th and Labor Day.

The rafting "scene" is pretty much kept into the upper Bay. There are about ten houses that have the boats right in front of them (all on the north-eastern part of the Bay). The anchored boats are usually about two hundred yards from this shore due to shallow water and rocks. As I said the "no rafting" rules (50' spacing, etc.) has expanded the size (I don't think the number of boats) greatly. While before the rafting rules the boats were kind of piled up in the head of the Bay, they now are kind of spread out twards the western side of the Bay. Some even are anchoring ( just a few so far) behind Glines Island.

The traffic, while I really don't enjoy it, is bearable with one exception. People with mid-size boats do a lot of tubeing in the Bay. This puts up wakes that have damaged my dock and boats. You can say that they are responsible for their wakes but it's hard to prove.

My take is that all things considered Braun Bay is one of the most perfect places on the Lake.

Misty Blue.

10-16-2009, 01:08 PM	#7
Misty Blue Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 658 Thanks: 121 Thanked 283 Times in 98 Posts	Yup, looks like that You are right TomC. Those shots of the Bay are typical of a Summer Saturday or Sunday. Not mid week and only (mostly) between July 4th and Labor Day. The rafting "scene" is pretty much kept into the upper Bay. There are about ten houses that have the boats right in front of them (all on the north-eastern part of the Bay). The anchored boats are usually about two hundred yards from this shore due to shallow water and rocks. As I said the "no rafting" rules (50' spacing, etc.) has expanded the size (I don't think the number of boats) greatly. While before the rafting rules the boats were kind of piled up in the head of the Bay, they now are kind of spread out twards the western side of the Bay. Some even are anchoring ( just a few so far) behind Glines Island. The traffic, while I really don't enjoy it, is bearable with one exception. People with mid-size boats do a lot of tubeing in the Bay. This puts up wakes that have damaged my dock and boats. You can say that they are responsible for their wakes but it's hard to prove. My take is that all things considered Braun Bay is one of the most perfect places on the Lake. Misty Blue.