I drove over there yesterday and watched one guy launch his boat at the South Ramp at Bluegrass Pit. He didnt' seem to have any problems pulling his EMPTY trailer back out of the water. Water level is way down now. I wonder if he had his boat on the trailer when he tried to pull out of the water on that ramp if it would have made a big difference. I didn't see anyone else launching at that time of the day. I did note about 3 to 4 boat trailers in the parking lot. So other boats were out there fishing somewhere.

I asked the IDNR guy at the area if they were going to fix the launch ramp at Loon Pit. He was sitting in the parking lot at Loon this day. There were only about three or four other vehicles in the parking lot. The ramp is still blocked off with a rope or chain across the launch ramp. One car was parking right on the ramp or across the mouth of the ramp. No problem I guess since the ramp is closed. And the other was parked in the unmarked handicapped parking spot. There were a few people fishing from the bank on the side opposite of the ramp. I didn't see anyone fishing on the ramp but I was only there for a short time.

The IDNR guy said he had NOT heard anything about fixing the ramp.

Has anyone called up there to Sugar Ridge and asked to talk to the Property Manager and find out if and when they are going to fix the hole at the end of the concrete launch ramps and open the launch ramp at Loon Pit back up? The one at the North end of Loon Pit.

We pay for fishing license and extra taxes on our fishing gear and boat and that money needs to be used more wisely. I saw where the IDNR installed a new dock at another State Facility up North somewhere. When will the money start flowing down South?