Dave Bailey Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 From the Cobourg Police web site: April 23, 2016 - A/Sgt Mike Richardson Fisherman Assaulted At 11:54 pm, on Saturday night the 22nd of April, 2016, Officers from the Cobourg Police Service responded to an Assault in Progress at the Cobourg Creek. People along the creek were setting up for fishing season which opened at midnight; a group of males became irate and argumentative over where to stand along the creek side. As a result of a heated argument, a suspect male assaulted another male who was also attempting to situate himself along the creek. As a result of the Police investigation, the following suspect male was arrested and charged with Assault contrary to the Criminal Code: 30 year old, John Stiles of Cobourg, Ontario The accused male was released on Appearance Notice with a Court Date of 25 May 2016. Any questions may be directed to the Cobourg Police Service by calling 905-372-6821. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishermccann Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I have found locals to be the worst on the water and in the woods, because they live there , they think they have more rights than those who travel to get there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaf4 Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Lol what a goof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmer Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Fishing is supposed to fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Assualt over a fishing spot, keepin it classy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Happens all the time! Sometimes people from outside the area think they can just move right in and take over. lets look at it from the locals perspective: I live here, I pay my taxes here, I would like to come down and fish off my dock. I get there and there are 5 or 6 other boats of (obviously not people from the area) anchored 25' off my dock and casting into my dock. I'd like to fish but they are making it difficult because they are casting across my line or just being rude! Do I have more right to be here? Do you have any right to interfear in my privacy and what I pay extra in taxes for? I pay an assement on $1285.00 per extra feet of shore line for every foot of shore line I have. Give me a little respect and I'll give you some, give me attituade and I'll give you some of that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Its a huge country...why does everybody have to live in the same spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 The problem here is. And it was discussed before. Do people who own water from property have more rights then others to use the water in front of there property. And the answer is NO On person went on to say how he saved for years and worked had to get this piece of heaven only to have boaters screw it up for them. I explained that I saved and worked hard to buy my house and each day and night skateboarders run back and forth on the sidewalk right along my house yelling and playing music and the noise of the wheels. Shouldn't I have the right to get rid of them The answer is no. I suck it up. You can do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 You got it. I live on a street where one side is no parking. Every day the guy across the street parks right in front of my house, 3 feet from the end of my driveway. I can hardly ever park in front of my house if I want to clear the driveway for a project cause that guy is always there. I have to park down the steet because to the left of where he parks, another neighbour who only has room for 2 cars puts his also. Beside that there is a hydrant, so that's out. It's in front of my house so it should be available to me right?? No chance, public street. I'm just glad I live in an older neighbourhood or it'd be even worse. People fish our dock also, they also fish constantly in the bay beside our cottage. Public waterway, time to deal with it, all taxes aside. We do. Be glad you can afford to live on the water to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acountdeleted Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Its tough. They have the right to do what they want but its a respect and curtsy thing. I keep saying, my buddy's place on Quinte, we have no boat. We have about a 30ft radius to fish and thats it. Can people come up, park their boat right off the dock and cast over our lines? Sure they can, its totally allowed by law. But its a dick move. I don't know whatever happened to people being good Samaritans anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Put on a giant treble hook and snag their lines, cut them, and keep their $20 jigs hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLINKER Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 I'll respect but I aint gonna curtsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherpete Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) Just because people CAN do something doesn't mean they should. When I'm at the cottage fishing if I'm casting docks I stay well away from the ones where I see people near their waterfront. There's lots of spots to fish, respect people and give them space. Just my opinion. Edited April 25, 2016 by Fisherpete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Just because people CAN do something doesn't mean they should. When I'm at the cottage fishing if I'm casting docks I stay well away from the ones where I see people near their waterfront. There's lots of spots to fish, respect people and give them space. Just my opinion. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Happens all the time! Sometimes people from outside the area think they can just move right in and take over. lets look at it from the locals perspective: I live here, I pay my taxes here, I would like to come down and fish off my dock. I get there and there are 5 or 6 other boats of (obviously not people from the area) anchored 25' off my dock and casting into my dock. I'd like to fish but they are making it difficult because they are casting across my line or just being rude! Do I have more right to be here? Do you have any right to interfear in my privacy and what I pay extra in taxes for? I pay an assement on $1285.00 per extra feet of shore line for every foot of shore line I have. Give me a little respect and I'll give you some, give me attituade and I'll give you some of that too! You have five or six boats at once, casting at your dock? Wow. That is quite a dock you have there Mr Big Cliff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsman Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Its tough. They have the right to do what they want but its a respect and curtsy thing. I keep saying, my buddy's place on Quinte, we have no boat. We have about a 30ft radius to fish and thats it. Can people come up, park their boat right off the dock and cast over our lines? Sure they can, its totally allowed by law. But its a dick move. I don't know whatever happened to people being good Samaritans anymore. To me it would depend on who's there first. If your already there fishing than they should keep moving to another place. If they are there first they have every right to be there. After a reasonable time maybe a friendly response from you will go a long way in having them move on. Come flying out of the cottage the moment they pull up & starting to rant and rave will surely make the situation go down hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Must have been a good spot. Now I want it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 You have five or six boats at once, casting at your dock? Wow. That is quite a dock you have there Mr Big Cliff!!! It's because of all the naked Playboy Bunnies tanning on his dock!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 You have five or six boats at once, casting at your dock? Wow. That is quite a dock you have there Mr Big Cliff!!! Not my dock LOL, but there are a couple of places on the lake that I know very well where when the crappie bite is on the locals have a really hard time because people have gone so far as to even tie up to their dock. In one case the "fisherman" even got out of the boat, walked up to the cottage and had a dump right beside the owners propane tanks. That is totally uncalled for. If someone wants to cast my docks the only thing I ask is that they don't bounce lures off my boat and if you do get snagged please try to not leave hooks where one of the kids could step on it. other than that if I'm down there I usually say hi and ask how the fishing has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Put up a "safe swimming fence" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 25, 2016 Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 you know, those marker buoys, anchored by cinder blocks and chain, works wonders keeping fisherman away..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishermccann Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Why , good fisherpeople head towards markers they indicate shoals , rocks and variations in depth that fish like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosebunk Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 (edited) Guys on a bank getting up in arms... doesn't surprise me. Edited April 26, 2016 by Moosebunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds63 Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 Just because people CAN do something doesn't mean they should. When I'm at the cottage fishing if I'm casting docks I stay well away from the ones where I see people near their waterfront. There's lots of spots to fish, respect people and give them space. Just my opinion. ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dara Posted April 26, 2016 Report Share Posted April 26, 2016 My fishing buddy lives on an island that has a boat launch at the end of the road...people launch and park right in private driveways, they parked on his lawn once and got rude when he asked them to not park on his lawn...as if, hey, there is a boat launch..where do you expect me to park...township posted all the roads in the area no parking and issued lots of tickets. Problem is gone now but also nobody can launch there either because the is no place to park. A bit of respect goes a long way, none ruins it for everybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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