The pit on the other side of the gravel road is private , or so I was told by a gentleman who had stopped to see how I was doing . He said it belonged to the Beagle club . It would be nice if the DNR had a property map on the web site for the area so you can tell which pits you can fish . Personally I dont get into carrying several rods & reels plus a basket and tackle box on foot all the way back to the other pits . I wonder if anyone can open the gate and drive back some more to avoid this ? The rules on the site are a little fuzzy about that . Anyway , the other thing about bank fishing is the ticks & the chance of catching Lyme Disease or Rocky Mo. Spotted fever . I dont know why they wont let boats in there besides the fact they dont have a launch ramp . They could make it hand load only , no trailers and electric only like a lot of state lakes .