How Will "Shelter In Place" Impact Your Early Season Fishing Plans??

[Capt Richie]

you can fuel only with a shut off nosal same as your car...when the boat in the water you must carry absorbable boom on the boat..you should check your DEC and EPA websites ..Im not 100% sure but a one time there was a difference between nassau & suffolk county ..

 

[Capt Richie]

I did hear that rising tide fuel can no longer fuel boat with gas..but he does have a 50 gallon min..I would check with him maybe a good plan B till marina get back up and running..

 

[Bassman909]

Spoke with both Causeway and Saltwaters tackle, they ARE open,
rules are you have to call ahead, tell them what you want and they will bring it outside to you, minor inconvenience, but for now at least we are still ok

 

[Roccus7]

Both. But it would take a jealous neighbor calling Code Enforcement. Pretty sure I read somewhere last year or the year before that we were prohibited from using gas cans to refuel a boat in our driveway in this town. Regardless, I ignore stupid laws where no one is harmed and the chance of getting caught is slim lol. Going to shoot my air rifle in my tiny back yard later. That too is against the law.

Love it!!! Civil Disobedience in true Thoreau fashion!! I must say it's the Wild West around, quite refreshing, but Maine doesn't like to pass laws that can't be enforced because they know damn well nobody would abide by them...

 

[Roccus7]

Some Maine towns are ordering Shelter in Place and shutting down businesses, but as predicted, they are protecting fishing. Brunswick, a nearby town, just did it and thankfully they have made the following exemptions:

#3: Food cultivation and processing, including farming, livestock, and fishing

and

#14: Businesses that manufacture or supply other essential businesses with the support or supplies
necessary to operate - This would cover boat yards, Fishing Co-Ops, and Tackle Shops since all of them have some tuna and lobster gear and bait.

Knew they wouldn't shut down fishing and I'm really set because if they mean "Commercial Fishing" for that exemption I'm holding a commercial license; it gives me a 5% discount at the local Maritime Supply Houses That 5% covers the license fee and more. If we ever go Shelter in Place statewide it's also a "Get Out of Jail Free" card.

Maine - The Way Life Should Be!!

 

[pequa1]

I just changed the oil in my Ranger this morning, out in the street. Not a drop hit the ground. But that's illegal too.

 

[Roccus7]

Well we got it too, but Statewide fishing is exempt...

Please see the press release below published earlier today by Governor Mills regarding an executive order to protect public health. The executive order is attached to this notice.

NOTE that food processing, fishing and aquaculture are considered essential services under the executive order and shall continue their activities consistent with guidance on social distancing included in the order.

Please review the attached executive order for details.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 24, 2020

Contact: Scott Ogden and Lindsay Crete



*Please note, a copy of the Executive Order is now attached.*



Governor Mills Orders Further Steps to Protect Public Health

Governor also urges large essential businesses to limit in-store customers, enhance curbside pick-up and delivery services, and implement physical distancing measures to protect customer and employee health

Augusta, MAINE – Under the authority granted to her during a State of Civil Emergency, Governor Janet Mills today issued an Executive Order mandating that all non-essential businesses and operations in Maine close their physical locations that are public facing, meaning those that allow customer, vendor or other in-person contact. The Order also closes non-essential business sites that require more than ten workers to convene in a space where physical distancing is not possible. Non-essential businesses and operations may continue activities that do not involve these types of in-person contact and convenings, and should facilitate the maximum number of employees working remotely.

The Order is effective tomorrow, March 25, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. and extends for a period of 14 days through April 8, 2020 at 12:00 a.m.

 

[pequa1]

Just glad the take-out places and restaurants with take-out are open. I am not fearful that I will catch it that way and we have three or four places that we go to every two or three weeks when things are normal. I would hate to see them fold. As it is, they probably have laid off half the staff already.

Back to fishing- if the boat ramp and kayak beach near me stay open, this virus will not effect me in the least regarding fishing, so long as I don't catch it ! 90% of the time I spend fishing is off the kayak back bay.

 

[Capt Richie]

Roccus I'll be in the booth bay area end of july ..would you know of any good charter capt's.

 

[Roccus7]

Roccus I'll be in the booth bay area end of july ..would you know of any good charter capt's.

Barry Gibson, former SWS editor (Charter Boat Captain Maine) Let me know when you're up, if my family has cleared out maybe we can grab a beverage, virus permitting...

 

[Capt Richie]

not till end of july..than down to cape elizabeth for the 10k race on aug 1st thanks