water patrol harassing fisherman

[BPenrod]

is a throwable device equired in a boat if there is a flotation device for each passenger???

Yes for boats 16 feet and larger.

[coombro]

Are you talking about kwfd (game warden) stopping you? Thats who usually checks me out so their not going after the pleasure boaters. Their after the fishing guys as they are suppose to. Now the other guys don't know what their called water patrol I guess. Their the water cops that are looking for illegal boating and saftey on the water. Differance in the two. Never have I felt harassed as I've had encounters with both of them and welcome them to check me out.

[Duayne]

Are you talking about kwfd (game warden) stopping you? Thats who usually checks me out so their not going after the pleasure boaters. Their after the fishing guys as they are suppose to. Now the other guys don't know what their called water patrol I guess. Their the water cops that are looking for illegal boating and saftey on the water. Differance in the two. Never have I felt harassed as I've had encounters with both of them and welcome them to check me out.

I don't think there is a difference between "water patrol officers" and "KDFW officers". KDFW does have a branch of biologists that will perform on the water surveys and study fisheries but those guys have no powers to enforce law. I've been stopped several times by them and the first thing they say is don't worry getting your fishing license out. Some local law enforcement agencies have the means to patrol waters and can enforce boating and fishing (as well as hunting) regulations. Then there is also the coast guard on occasion on a few waters. But the KDFW officers can and will enforce both the fishing and boating regulations.

[Dave Clark]

Hey Guys,I see the TWRA on Dale all the time but have only been checked once in the last two years.Usually they just want a fishing report from a safe distance.However I have seen them check 40 or 50 pleasure boaters in a couple of hours near the dam and all I got was a wave.....Job well done.

[creeker]

I have noticed that it seems like water patrol is on T'ville more this year than last. I only remember seeing them once or twice last year, and that was around Settler's Trace to catch people speeding in the no wake zone. This year, I've seen as many as 3 different water patrol boats on the lake several different times. But I've not been stopped by them any

[coombro]

I don't think there is a difference between "water patrol officers" and "KDFW officers". KDFW does have a branch of biologists that will perform on the water surveys and study fisheries but those guys have no powers to enforce law. I've been stopped several times by them and the first thing they say is don't worry getting your fishing license out. Some local law enforcement agencies have the means to patrol waters and can enforce boating and fishing (as well as hunting) regulations. Then there is also the coast guard on occasion on a few waters. But the KDFW officers can and will enforce both the fishing and boating regulations.

Now I have had both. One asked to see licsence the other not. Both however check for the usual life jackets, fire extinguisher etc. Only one that checked liscence checked for fish.