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Originally Posted by jrc
Ramjet, yes, the way I read the rule, anchoring for any reason, including fishing, is prohibited within 150' of shore. But remember this rule only applies to the "No Rafting Zones". On the rest of the lake you can anchor as close to shore as you want.
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jrc provides a good reference. But wait, there's more. Not all the rules regarding the No Rafting Zones are the same. For instance the NRZ in Braun Bay allows anchoring
75 feet from shore not 150'.
Dave R, a few years ago Marine Patrol was cracking down on NRZ anchoring violations. No matter who anchored first if you became in violation of the 25' or 50' rule both (or all) "offenders" were in jeopardy. Highly unfair in my opinion.
My anchor lines have colored markers every 10 feet. Easy for me to tell the crew how much line to pay out and pretty easy for me to measure my anchoring distances. It doesn't stop others from anchoring too close to my boat in NRZs, putting me in violation even though I was legal when I dropped anchor(s).
Even worse are those boaters who don't follow the "fine points" of NHs easy to understand boating rules
. They believe that some of us are Capt. Boneheads anchoring 75 feet from shore in Braun Bay NRZ because they believe it is a 150 foot anchor rule. Or when I zoom closer than 150 feet to rocks and navigational aids (some consider those to be rule violations when they are not - but that's for a different thread).
Hope I've helped add to the confusion
P.S. Aquadeziac, if your PWC is not anchored (or stationary) I believe you are not subject to the anchoring rules. GO for it
