Good News For The Darby

[Kyle Kochheiser]

I found this on the ODNR website. I think this is really cool.

www.dnr.state.oh.us/home_page/newsreleasefeed/tabid/18276/EntryID/284/Default.aspx

CG

[ohioyaker]

I don't completely agree...

I have fished this very small fragile stream for over 17 yrs. and know full well what this quote means as I saw the devastation all up and down Big Darby.

"Plans are to open it to low-impact recreation such as picnicking, birdwatching, fishing and hiking. Public access will be provided through a small gravel parking lot and mowed trails."

They have ruined LOTS of miles with this same plan.....all it does is offer the public who never would have access to this stream a chance to throw trash everywhere, clean the fish from these areas...its sad IMO.

Same thing has happened on Big Darby above 70 .

I personally liked it better when the banks were privately owned along both streams...cause I had permission to fish it ALL.

Scott

[Kyle Kochheiser]

Oh, I see. The state has enabled more access to a public water way, and it sounds to me like you are complaining about them taking away your private fishing spot. Maybe they should have checked with you first. Maybe they should buy land and allow acces to a river that you don't fish. Would that be OK with you?

CG

[Dave Stephens]

i see good and bad. the bad is the fact that once easy access is attained a few problems occur. trash trash trash. i have got a problem with trash in the easier accessable areas on the Darby. go to rt 40 or to beech road. it is horrible. now if you care to move further away from those easy access bridges it gets better as you go. so i might not say that the dnr ruined lots of miles with the plan rather the people using the access have ruined it. Scott if you could elaborate here that would be appreciated. reasonably speaking i believe it is not the dnr policy to ruin river miles creating access for the public. the bucket brigade does this not the dnr. unfortunately that is a bad effect from a good intention.

now for the good.... when they purchase large lots and big time acreage along the creeks and streams thus making them off limits to development that is a darn good thing and its intentions are sound. thinking reasonably if any of you guys have used accesses at rt 316, scioto darby or mclean rd you know that having an improved access point at those locations would be awesome. they are not easy to use, you can literally get hit by a car at 60 mph and it is simply dangerous. use the new access at the scioto and rt 22 for an example of how nice it can be to put in and take out of the river. but again the trash issue is huge there too. i fully support what the dnr is trying to do and thats promote our public waterways, make them easier to use and thus letting us enjoy said rivers w/out landowner pressure towards tresspassing.
i think the bigger issue is the bucket brigade and the bad attitude they bring.

mabye thats what tosa is for.... a vehicle to use for education. mabye we create signs about what the trash does to the river as well as how long it takes a smallie to reach 15 inches. food for fodder.

critter, scott has good intentions and is rightfully selfish. i am too. dont take it the wrong way.

scott those privately owned banks sold to developers means a whole lot worse stuff than trash along the river. i think you know that.

ds

[Kyle Kochheiser]

I don't really mean any ill will toward ohioyaker. I was just posting in that manner to get him to see a different perspective. It is sad that parts of the Darby are littered with trash especially when it is designated as a scenic river.

Lots of public access points for the Koko and it is not littered with trash.

DD, you make a good point in that education may be the proper vehicle for addressing the bucket brigade.

CG

[shwookie]

At the rate the are building houses out there, I would rather see them buy the land and provide a fishing access or 2, as opposed to homes butting up to the creek.