When will the great State of Texas finally come to the realization the unmarked waterways are some of the most dangerous things we can encounter. Look at Toledo Bend. You don't have to have ever been on the lake before and can safely get from the dam to Logansport and up any of the major tributaries because of the marked boat lanes. The state has continuously turned a blind eye to the situation. Official responses I have gotten from TP&W and state Senators or "Control of the lakes belong to the water governing bodies and do not belong to the state". When I replied to them, "Then why do I have to have a Texas Boat Certification on my boat to use these waters and why do State Game wardens patrol these waters if the belong to a Water Board". Amazingly- none has ever replied back. They wouldn't dream of letting people drive 65-70 miles an hour on the highway without sides, marked lanes and traffic control.

The Texas Legislature is killing people every year by allowing this to exist.

Haven't been on the lake this year, but last 2 times I was on the Lake there were no buoys above the 2946 bridge and there were only 2 buoys at the mouth of Brushy Branch with nothing above the 514 bridge. Again-I quit going to the lake when it came up from the droughts because you couldn't SEE the cleared areas, and if you didn't know where to run you had to idle.

Hopefully this has changed as you mentioned, But there are many other lakes where this is not true- Richland Chambers, Palestine, Sam Rayburn, the list goes on and on.

That ^^^ and to know Lake Fork is not wide open but full of flooded timber. Bad accident for sure. I have seen several people in the last few weeks just running through timber areas like it was nothing. I could not idle through these places but yet they blew through them not knowing. Very Lucky IMO.

I a few weeks ago and it doesn't matter, people are going to do It till they get hurt or worse.

heres a good idea maybe some common sense an personal responsibility rather than getting the govt. involved.