Lake Davis Information

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I just want to inform people that want to fish Lake Davis this season that there has been changes that I was not aware of but other people may be aware of. I apologize in advance that I have very limited information but it may save you some money as it did for me.

On Monday I drove to Jenkins Point in order to launch my 10 ft heavy pram. As I approached the lake there was fellow who flagged me down and told me that there was guy here the day before who launched his pram like I was going to do and received 130.00 dollar citation from USFS law enforcement and he said that was the cheaper of the tickets that could of been issued. This gentleman and myself have both fished the lake for over 20 yrs and never heard of such a thing.

This fellow was parked on the gravel road approximately 50 yds or so from the lake shore and he and his friends were getting ready to go out in float tubes which is not a problem to haul your gear back and forth but impossible for my setup. My understanding the rule is you can only be one car length off of the gravel road to legally park. This info was provided by a good source. Apparently there was some Forest Service Memo/ Policy dated 2019 that changed where you can't drive/ park etc along the shoreline and now the FS just started enforcing this.

Again I apologize for the little bit that I know of I just want people to be aware of how easy it is to get a ticket. The FS posted some signs along this lake shore however I took a pic of the sign and I think my 1st grade granddaughter could of printed better. I will try and post a pic. So since my fishing day was done before it got started I drove around the lake. Went north to Cow Ck, no signs posted anywhere about parking etc. Camp 5 charges 10 bucks a day for day use/ boat launch and there is no ramp and that area will be dry soon. Light Tree is high and dry.

Please call FS supervisor in Quincy and voice your concerns 530 283 2050. The staff at J&J Grizzly Store is aware of the situation and they spoke to the person who received the ticket the day before and also said there has been more than 1 citation issued along with several verbal warnings and apparently this is happening at Frenchmans also.

So if anyone can find this 2019 policy/ information from USFS that would be great if you could post or provide it. Unable to post the pic of the FS sign, sorry.