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"Its all fun and games till someone loses an eye"There are signs posted on the bridge that say "no fishing from bridge" and the fisherman are continually fishing right under the sign. This poses a very dangerous problem for boaters. As we try to go under the bridge, there are line and hooks dangling everywhere. Some of the people are curteous enough to pull their lines and let you through, others start yelling and throwing things. I have had everthing from beer cans and other garbage to lead weights thrown. Last year a women on a boat was hooked in the scalp by a fishing lure and I have had close calls with lures myself. I have called the bridge operations number numerous times to ask them to call police when there people fishing from the bridge, I have also called police to file a report, still, last night June 8th, I counted 28 fisherman. Will they not act until someone loses an eye and sues the city?
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Winter's mom (Invitado)
I'm glad that you brought this up. MY 13 year old daughter saw the man carrying the pole on Q Avenue and asked isn't it illegal to fish off the bridge.
Clearly the signs are up she noted as we drove over the bridge and passed over 15 fishermen.
They can easily go down to the park and fish there.
HH (Invitado)
Anonymous (Invitado)
The Director is John Prokop (203) 946-7700
Anonymous (Invitado)
homer (Invitado)
Anonymous (Invitado)
By the way, there are small commercial fishing boats who travel this way everyday to provide for their families, there are kayakers , canoers and plenty of people in boats also trying to catch dinner. Having a water vessel does not equal elitism.
E (Usuario registrado)
Anonymous (Invitado)
Daniel Kay (Invitado)
The trash left on the the bridge is an annoyance, but the fishing itself is a hazard. On multiple occassions I have almost been hooked in the face by people fishing off the bridge, directly in the channel. This is after we stopped, sounded our horn and asked the fishermen to pull in their lines.
FYI.. I have a small boat docked in Fair Haven and pay taxes to the city.
Will it take someone getting disfigured and suing the city to stop this???
I've also heard complaints from drivers who were startled to have fishing lures land on their hoods as the fisherman cast...an accident waiting to happen.
Last season I called the DEP, Public Works and the Parks Dept... they all claim it needs to be handled by the local police.
I suggest we call the local Fair Haven police branch to encourage them to enforce the law.
Brian (Invitado)
The fact is, it's only a matter of time before someone gets nailed badly with a fishing hook, from the Hap-Hazard fishing off the F-H bridge..
I have seen first hand the people fishing launch live bait and drop fishing line on boaters passing under the bridge.
The NO-fishing off the F-H bridge has to be enforced!!!
Fishing for justice, guts and beer cans. yum! (Invitado)
Fishing for justice, guts and beer cans. yum! (Invitado)
SummitSt (Invitado)
CT Livable Streets Campaign (Usuario registrado)
detour01 (Usuario registrado)
ron (Invitado)
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Anonymous (Invitado)
Front Street Resident (Invitado)
Dan (Invitado)
Anonymous (Invitado)
detour01 (Invitado)
@ Robert (orig. posting)
Approach the bridges very slowly aiming directly for the dangling fishing lines. Stand on the bow (or have passenger do it) with a pair of scissors in hand and snip said line(s) as you pass under the bridge.
@ Dan
At a recent community meeting we were told something to the effect, 'you can't all have your own personal police officers', as a response to quality of life complaints. Hopefully NHPD changes their attitude.
Fairhaven Dave (Invitado)
Those fishermen use poles large enough to allow them to hit the oyster dock from the park. Why do they have to fish off the bridge? Is it a fear of leaving the pavement, too lazy to drag their coolers down to the water, or are they doing this while waiting for a ride? Between Parks & Rec., Police, Public Works, and CT Fish and Wildlife nothing can be done to make these jokers walk 20 yards to a safer spot? And do they have to stand around swearing, drinking, smoking, littering, scratching themselves, and glaring at anybody who walks by?
People who behave like animals should be hosed down like animals. Growing sooooo tired of this neighborhood.
Anonymous (Invitado)
Cerrado Robert Bolduc (Invitado)