Read on OGF this morning that Ottawa officials denying out of state boaters from launching at Catawba and Mazuricks.Said they must self quarantine for 14 days if coming from out of state.
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Read on OGF this morning that Ottawa officials denying out of state boaters from launching at Catawba and Mazuricks.Said they must self quarantine for 14 days if coming from out of state.
I looked on OFG and didn't see anything about them stopping us from fishing. If they were doing that I think it would be plastered all over the internet. A friend called the DNR the other day and they told him just not to be messing around. Put in and fish, load up and head home.
There were posts on another fishing site that said they were being turned around if out of state.
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It appears so.
That is complete bs. I called the Ohio department of health last week and was told I can absolutely travel from out of state and go fishing, as long as when not fishing, I stayed in our rental- ie self quarantine. Fishing is an essential activity. That is straight from the state department of health. So Ottawa county obviously thinks they can make up their own rules.
I believe individual counties and cities can in fact add to the limits they feel best addresses the safety and situations facing them directly. Just like how not all states have exactly the same ideas of limits
From what I have been reading on these sites,Ottawa sheriff dept wanted the state to close the public ramps in the county.The state controls all the public ramps so they kept them open.The state then decided to stop selling out of state fishing and hunting licences.I believe Ottawa county officials were worried about an influx of people coming from Michigan,since their governor has prohibited the use of all motorized watercraft.Looks like officials are enforcing the nonessential travel and quarantine restrictions the state has mandated for out of staters.
I’ve recently been tested for Covid-19, fortunately test came back negative. I can get a letter from Dr. to verify. Have quarantined in NE Indiana for over 1 months now. Fished out of Mazuriks earlier this year with no problem from ODNR.
I have out of state (Indiana)valid Ohio fishing license. How do they prove you have quarantined 14 days in Ohio? Can an Ohio fisherman with virus launch from Mazuriks with no problem?
I understand the seriousness of virus, but to be fair to all anglers, close State ramps all together instead of making exceptions that are about as unfair as you can get.
Politics and fishing never mix. I was born in Springfield Ohio, where DeWine is from. I know him well from years of his politics. I posted recently about my experience at launching from Mazuriks, went very smooth.
So question, when will all this end???
Herkimer I feel your pain. I also have a non resident Ohio license and would love to be fishing but to answer your question it will end when it ends. I understand you are ordered to stay at home by your governor so why would be upset about Ohio rules, you shouldn't be traveling to Ohio. I understand the complaints about I don't need gas or bait or food but it says stay home and Ohio does not want us at the present time. I am 2 miles from the PA Ohio line buy groceries, gas and fish Ohio waters all summer but for now I am following the rules fishing is not a life or death situation. Have a good day and stay safe.
Agreed
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Correction, Walleye Wizard
Herkimer,I can't answer your question if you would be exempt to come from out of state to fish off Ottawa county.The people that would know,would be the sheriff dept.Give the Ottawa sheriff dept a call and explain your situation and see if you would qualify to launch your boat out of Ottawa.If you do call,let us know what they say regarding their rules.Off topic here,I've seen that picture of the soldier carrying the donkey several times lately.Was thinking,if the platoon was really walking through a mine field,wouldn't all the men be walking in a line so they would be less likely to step on a mine?
The reason those soldiers fought in WW2, and the ones before, and the ones after, is for people to have the freedom to question the decisions elected officials make. So, thanks to all those who have preserved that right , and then keep questioning!
Yep I totally get it especially the part about calling people jackasses for wanting to go fishing when they are of no risk to anyone else and then question why they can’t. Just because there is an order does not mean you have to agree with it, nor is it necessarily Correct. I don’t, but I will still comply, and have been. I just don’t like it when people are judged, negatively, for legit criticism of policies.
I'll be the "jackass" and say again that the order does NOT say to quarantine for 14 days ONCE YOU GET TO OHIO. If you have been working from home in an adjacent state for a month and not going to stores, work, church etc, you have met the requirement. Ask yourself this. Why on earth would the state want you to come in before you quarantine?
Shutting down to out of state is asinine. I get the concern, but I'd be more concerned about someone from Marion (2,132) or Cuyahoga (1,653) county Ohio than anywhere in Indiana, save for Marion County (Indianapolis). The same goes for Kentucky (3,192 positive statewide), West Virginia (939 positive statewide) or Wisconsin (4,620 cases statewide, nearly half of them coming from Milwaukee County).
Of course the locals can keep up the hypocrisy and ***** about someone from Adams County Indiana, with all of 7 confirmed cases, taking their kids fishing. Somehow THAT person poses a greater threat because they're from another state than the local's buddy that lives in Cleveland and hasn't been quarantined.
If you are worried, then you can stay home. Calling people jackasses because they are not sheep is just ignorant. That's not to say that there aren't people who won't be safe but Ohioans aren't any more or less likely to be idiots than anyone from any other state.
OK you said it " Quote "
The numbers of just the area you referenced are way to high to be risking kids or anyone as far as that goes. Not 1 walleye is worth that.
I agree Hoytman86. If you’re worried then stay home. The fear mongering has made people lose their minds. Let people get outside and enjoy the weather before they all go insane
If you are worried, then you can stay home.
Agreed 100%
Calling people jackasses because they are not sheep is just ignorant.
Agreed 100% but that is not the case. Fake News
That's not to say that there aren't people who won't be safe but Ohioans aren't any more or less likely to be idiots than anyone from any other state.
Those whom are not being being safe or, "any more less likely to be idiots", are the ones who need to be carried across the mine fields because they don't understand the danger
Nobody is not a reference to anybody being a jackass because they want to fishing. Come on
You are missing the point. And if you think that turning away fisherman from less impacted areas in other states while not doing the same for hotspots within Ohio is a good idea "because the governor said so" then you are a sheep. It's a half-measure that does nothing to prevent the spread of the virus. It also does nothing to address ohio residents that feel they are entitled to do whatever they want to because they aren't traveling from another state.
The hysteria around this thing has gotten out of control and people continuing to misrepresent the order is the main reason for that. Everyone keeps saying "you have to quarantine for 14 days once you get here" which is completely wrong. It's people saying things like "they're turning people away at the Catawba ramp" when in reality that happens often because the parking lot is full and it has nothing to do with the virus.
The problem that I have is that the people who are applauding these measures are the same ones that are out fishing regularly. There are guys on Facebook talk about how stupid people are for traveling to Erie "for a fish", then the next day posting that they caught a 4 man limit with 3 of their buddies.
I believe the Governor is doing what he can to slow the spread in Ohio. It’s not only the time in their boats it when they stop at the stores or gas stations. This is how it is spread state to state. As for you calling people sheep for following the order...I guess we have no need for any laws if that’s the case. I mean, everyone should just do what they want because we all have our freedoms? Why have legal limits for alcohol? We are all adult enough to know when to say when. Why are us sheep even listening to any of these rules of law. Your sheep argument doesn’t hold water.
Actually, it does hold water. If an order or law doesn’t make sense, yet people willingly go along with whichever Governor’s order and condemn those that protest. For example, I am an Ohio native that resides in TSUN. Our governor has declared that we cannot buy paint in a 50,000 square foot store. We CAN order the same paint on line and pick it up at the same store. Or we can purchase from a store under 50,000 square feet. Please, someone explain the logic. Our governor can’t, her response is basically, “because I said so”. Therefore, there are protests. To do so is a right guaranteed by the first amendment, which does not include a clause modifying it because of a pandemic. As far as fishing/boating is concerned, the launch ramps can be easily modified so that people maintain their distance. In over 50 years of boating, I really don’t recall being very close to other people launching their boats, although I admit I never had reason to pay attention to such things.
I am with Hoytman here. With the way some talk on these threads and others, I am not sure how they ever have gone fishing. Do they stay home and not fish during a normal flu season? Do they use SPF 40,000 when the sun is out? Only go out when there is zero wind? Not to mention the risk of driving to going fishing.
Sheep are one thing, but blind sheep end up living in a country where their rights and liberties have been stripped.
Hey guys, the jackass posting had nothing to do with fishing, or being, or not being, a sheep. So put your tall boots away and put your thinking caps on.
The only thing that jackass represents is that there are a few donkeys that can't figure out how to act or what to do. That's why people come up with sometimes senseless rules that we all must follow. Caveman days, or wild west days, they had other ways of dealing with the mentally less fortunate.
So if you really do get it, you shouldn't be taking it out of context, or offended. Trust me, I'm all for freedom and fishing.
So with all this chatter on this thread I have a question. Has anyone been ticketed at an Ohio boat ramp for being a resident of a different state? If that is happening I haven't heard about it.
From what I have read, on this site and others, they were denied access to launch if they had out of state plates. However, I was not there.
You guys are beating this stay at home order to death. 1st all surrounding states have a stay at home order. Ohio's includes if you come into Ohio you must quarantine for 14 days plain and simple. I know most of us could travel safely but then there are the ones who won't or don't care. If you want to protest that is your right but only if it is done safely if not you are possibly endangering others lives and that is not a right.
Oregon, and Wash State, totally locked down for all fishing...both fresh and salt.
If we argue about it long enough it will be over.
I’m from out of state and I’m have a valid fishing license till mid May and would like to be using them now but I will have to wait. The local bait shops and restaurants really like the out of state money when we’re there but with all this down time in fishing it would be a good time for all non residents to purchase there lures and any tackle from a good online store that has no connection with OHIO for I’m sure they wouldn’t want our money later then if they don’t want us now also a good cooler can hold enough drinks and sandwich supplies for a long weekend of fishing
Again, you are spreading misinformation. The order from the ohio governor does not say you "must" quarantine when coming from out of state, it says you "should" quarantine. Ohio has a Republican governor and therefore is closer to the constitutionalist side. He is being as guarded as possible with telling us what we can and can't do as citizens. That is why in none of his "orders" does it prohibit church gatherings, protests, freedom of speech, etc.
Michigan waters are opened to motorized boaters again...
michigan governor opens michigan waters to motorized boaters - Google Search
Did not hear if Ohio will start selling out of state liscenc yet.Have not heard if Ottawa is allowing out of staters to launch at public ramps.Word is that charters might hear something may 12th about taking people out.
What Ohio is doing makes no scene at all letting residents fish in one of the great lakes which is federal water in the first place and and turning away out of staters is a valuations of everyone's rights of the U.S. constitution. You can not leave fishing open to residents only this is just complete ******** and so is this corona-virus which is simply nothing but the flu! Again you have the Media throwing everything out of proportion wake up America get a grip on reality.
Spent some time with 3 charter captains yesterday.They are all anxious to start taking people charter fishing soon and to start getting some income to pay their bills.Saw a lot of charter boats just sitting at the docks on a beautiful day to fish.The charters also need their customers to be able to buy nonresident fishing licences.They have a lot of out of state customers.Hopefully soon.
I’m not sure where all of the information is coming from about denying out of state fishermen access to ramps but I can tell you first hand what happened today.
We put in at Fenwick turtle creek marina. Limited out in 32 FOW trolling blue chrome and chime variations of bandits from 20 -120 back speed 1.7-1.9. A very cordial Ohio DNR person inspected our catch after we loaded up our boat from a great day on the lake., She checked our licenses and told us great job on our limit and sent us on our way. Never questioned us about anything not related to our licenses or fish count and size.
Not one question about quarantine or social distancing.
Fear mongering helps no one. Please stick to the facts not someone’s opinion or hearsay.
I have been to Ohio 9 time this year and never encountered any issues of any sort.
If you have valid license go fishing, if the public ramps are closed go to a private ramp and go enjoy yourself
Wow, “just one more”; your interaction with an ODNR officer is surprising. My understanding you have to be in Ohio 14 days, with valid Ohio out of state license. I’m assuming you are from out of state. Others on blog say the ODNR are turning out of state boats at Mazuriks away. Mixed messages. Why does one ODNR officer allow, other ODNR officers deny launch of out of state fisherman? Am I interpreting this correctly? Very frustrating...