Thread: Crowd Control?
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Old 03-14-2006, 05:37 PM   #5
Rayhunt
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Originally Posted by Dave R
My thoughts on crowds:

We hang out in places that aren't so crowded, or at least leave when they get too crowded. I like to be part of the solution... I can't stand Weirs Beach on a Saturday at Noon.

Braun Bay is pretty dead before 10 AM, even on a hot Saturday. By the time the boats are three deep, there's no place left to play frisbee so we leave (woithout hard feelings) There's plenty of space on the lake, you just need to find new places to explore/hang out. GPS plotter and an electronic Bizer chart are awesome for finding new places to be if you are too lazy to break out a paper chart. For instance, gunkhole up around Pistol Island, Greens Basin or Ganzey Island and you won't find much of a crowd. I've never had trouble getting dock space at Lee's Mills. It's like an entirely different lake when you get away from the popular spots. Plus, there's lots more Kayakers to buzz up there

This season, I hope to get both my kids proficient at snorkeling so we can anchor in rocky areas and check out the bottom without standing on it. We had a blast last year snorkeling the Belknap.
Couldnt have said it better .. Winni is huge with plenty of areas to roam/explore.. We like to snorkel around the islands, usualy the uninhabited ones.
Restrict the busy areas all you want.. enlarge some of the NW zones, make safe passage 300 feet as it is for jet skis etc etc...
But a Blanket speed limit on the entire lake is rediculous, nevermind the entire state..
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