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BassinFever
07-09-2009, 10:16 AM
Fished all night Tueday night, Around 6 fish each, each of us had a 3#er, Black jitterbug and black spinnerbait! Not as good as past night fishing experiences in June at night. Just enough action to keep us awake!! :)


Interesting story about the BLM Park:
I got there about 6:30 PM Tuesday afternoon, The young gal at the entrance was pleasant and asked what I was going to do! I said, "A friend and I are going to fish all night"! She said, "Well, you can fish all night, but you can't park all night"! I said, "What do you mean "I can't park all night"! She said that the boat trailer parking is a day use only area and closes at 10PM!
I said, "You have to be kidding me"! There has to be some way around this.
I said, "Why are you being so strict"? She said that people were parking in the day use area and partying and they had to start enforcing the closing time"! I said, "Do I look like I'm going to party"? She laughed, at least she had a sence of hummor! So, what can I do? She said," Well, you can park in the extra parking area, but it will cost you $7.00 so I said that would be fine! Then she said that if I did that that I had to stay out on the water all night and could not come in early! I said, "WHAT"!!!!! You mean that I cannot pull up to the dock, tie up my boat and use the toilet or leave early if I want?? She said, " Not untill after 6AM in the morning! I was in a self control mode at that point!! So I said, "What are you going to do if I do, Tackle me and put me under arrest, this is Bull Sh*t"!
Anyway, I paid the $7.00 and went fishing. As luck would have it we did pull out about 5:30 AM as my batties were shot and intentionally waited in the parking lot till 6AM just to see what would happen! Knowone showed up!!

kmk1012
07-09-2009, 12:40 PM
Better to have a good night fishing then worry about a stupid ticket! Glad all went well for you, I would have done the same thing.

BassinFever
07-09-2009, 01:20 PM
All it would take is an ALL NIGHT PASS, or a 24 hour pass that you could put on your dash!

I Emailed BLM. we will see what they have to say!

BassinFever
07-22-2009, 10:13 AM
This is the reply I recieved, I actually do understand!


I am writing in regards to your concerns about the management of our day
use area at Loon Lake Recreation Area. The employee you spoke with was
correct with her information about the day use.


Currently, the day use is closed from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. There are a
couple of reasons for this regulation. Our lower campground loop is
located very close to the day use area. Sound travels very easily, making
it difficult for campers to sleep if people occupy the day use area at
night. Loading and unloading boats takes the use of a vehicle which can
disrupt the tranquility of the area.


If we were to allow the day use area to be used at nighttime, we would be
opening up the area to more use by boats at night. This would increase the
noise level, as well as possible night parties.


You might try contacting the Loon Lake Lodge at 541-599-2244 to see if they
can accommodate your needs. If you have any further questions, feel free
to contact me at 541-751-4241. Thank you for taking the time to write down
your concerns.

pmartin
07-26-2009, 01:06 PM
i was there last year in mid august and there were a decent amount of people, but not more than any other campground on a lake in Aug. I agree with you , and find it funny that despite all the regs, you still fished and had a good time. However checking with the lodge may be a good idea, who wants a ticket. Check the lodge and talk to SantaElvis . I joke Not.... there is a karaokee SantaElvis impersonator. At least last year.:twocents: