Area 51/ Posted land/ campground

Was at a campground on Elk Creek on Friday and found the water below the campground was posted?  This was a great spot!  There was a cable strung across the whole creek with a posted sign on it! This may be old news for a lot of you but I have not fished this water in a number of years but had always done good there! Is this more guide water? Are both sides owned by the same land owner?  I am just curious to find out. By the way I did see some fish but not a ton!    

Which campground folleys? Uncle Johns?

yep, total bummer.
 

 

I don't believe it was people being inconsiderate so much as the landowners found out they could make money off the creek and the fish. 
lo
It is a very beautiful section of Elk creek that for now only a privileged few will ever get to see or fish for that matter.  It is shame.  I used to love to fish down there.  What can you do?  The landowner is within his/her rights to post it and sell off the fishing privileges to whomever he/she chooses.  Of course just because you can do something does not make it right.  I believe that what goes around comes around and what you put out into the world comes back to your many fold over.  The universe seems to have a way of evening things out.

ORIGINAL: Bughawk

I don't believe it was people being inconsiderate so much as the landowners found out they could make money off the creek and the fish. 
lo
It is a very beautiful section of Elk creek that for now only a privileged few will ever get to see or fish for that matter.  It is shame.  I used to love to fish down there.  What can you do?  The landowner is within his/her rights to post it and sell off the fishing privileges to whomever he/she chooses.  Of course just because you can do something does not make it right.  I believe that what goes around comes around and what you put out into the world comes back to your many fold over.  The universe seems to have a way of evening things out.

 
Do you know who leased that stretch?  Is it leased for sure? 
 
There is one particular guide I've seen down there mostly over the years, way more often than any other guide that I recognize. 
 
I'd like to know more about that property.  Bughawk?  pxatim?  feel free to PM.

ORIGINAL: Bughawk
 Anyway the property is posted and that is it.  The owner is not doing anything illegal or wrong.  It is their decision.  I would have wished that they would have not posted the area.

 
Oh i agree, nothing done wrong by the landowner, it's their property.  It's a shame indeed.  I was only wondering if anyone knew the story.
 
thanks.

D,
That section has been posted for quite a few years. At least 4 years(or more) to the best of my knowledge.

Ironhed

You are right D.
If you don't get the point now...

Ironhed

ORIGINAL: Bughawk

D-nymph,

I do know that the guy just below Follies would post his section of stream during rifle deer season because he and his family hunted down there and they did it for safety reasons.  That in my opinion is a very smart move. 

Honestly, since that section has been posted I have not been down there.  I don't go where I am not wanted.

 
During hunting season they put up signs asking anglers to wear orange during deer season.

I have not been there in a long time and don't recall those signs.  I do know the landowner used to post it during hunting season.  Go to see you can still fish it, just wear your orange.

I haven't fished that area in several years (since you had to start arriving before daylight to get a parking spot), but I believe some might be confused still. From the pics, the cable strung across the creek is downstream a couple bends from follies, and that has been posted for quite some time.  The wearing orange posters are the property directly downstream/adjacent to follies.  That's nothing new. Actually at one time, I believe his request was to stay out all together during the 2 week rifle season, but from what I seen not too many honored his request.

But I could be wrong, like I said haven't been there in a while.

there is a section on 20mile were i was taking small arms fire overhead back around thankxgivin
this was not hunting
semi-auto handgun
 
 
.... that was fun

yup...
i walked past you
 

ORIGINAL: Stillhead

I haven't fished that area in several years (since you had to start arriving before daylight to get a parking spot), but I believe some might be confused still. From the pics, the cable strung across the creek is downstream a couple bends from follies, and that has been posted for quite some time.  The wearing orange posters are the property directly downstream/adjacent to follies.  That's nothing new. Actually at one time, I believe his request was to stay out all together during the 2 week rifle season, but from what I seen not too many honored his request.

But I could be wrong, like I said haven't been there in a while.

 
No you are correct... the cable is downstream about .5 mile
 
It's been posted for quite a few years.. not just for during hunting season. I know last year at least the guy right across the stream from folly's is the one who had signs up to wear orange and to stay near the stream. I fished that strech earlier this year in Oct. but haven't been in there since.