Sandy...Aftermath.....Future of Beach Access.......

[finchaser]

I have had friends escorted off the beach in Belmar and Spring Lake. Also one in Bayhead who sneak past the National guard. The Belmar beaches are closed for the next 3 months for construction as will Spring Lake. In many towns surf fisherman are despised do to the new breed of slobs who have no respect for other peoples property.
Some of the docks I have fished for years are now off limits since surveillance cameras filmed people from Mehico shiti_g in the sterns of peoples boats and cutting clams on tiop of dock boxes.

[hookset]

There is a lack of respect both in and out of the fishing community. Different world out there now. Me first, me casting in front of you in the bunker blitzes., me cutting in front of you on the jetty or as the blitzing fish move up or down the beach. Of course I dont mean myself, just an example. it's me me me first, and then think about the other guy 2nd. Sorry for the rant, that's why I like to fish at night.
All they have to do is put up more parking signs like they did on Pullman.

[lostatsea]

Stand up for yourselves and fight anyone who tries to take access away. Don't we have a right to do that? I saw the public trust mentioned. There was a guy on another site. He went fishing and a guy who owned property near the beach told him he wasn't allowed. He asked the owner to call police and try to give him a ticket. When the police came he told the cops he was allowed to fish there. They told the owner he was and the guy went back into his house fuming. Why can't we all do something like that and stage a mass protest?

[finchaser]

After Sandy many towns down here don't even know where the streets were never mind the beach access spots,this is going to suck big time for a long time to come.Many places we fished, we will proably nerver fish again.

[7deadlyplugs]

You guys are lucky in NJ. In LI allot of the beaches have fishing permit fees. Even if you walk on you have to pay at night on the East End and some north shore beaches. I have heard the NJ beaches you can go where ever you want to fish. That is a blessing in itself. Maybe you don't know how great that is.

[vpass]

You guys might find this interesting.


http://www.state.nj.us/dep/ec/lbi_faq.htm

[cowherder]

Very cool info vpass. It seems they have to agree to the easements to get things going down there. Its sad to me the homeowners want to fight it. If they lose the house they will be looking for compensation.