Call the Game Warden it's never to late he will meet you there.

Yep I know the place. I hope they enjoy the lake life. Because they have a really odd way to show it. I�ve fished it with kids and their behavior gets no better. We were vertically fishing AWAY from the dock with zero casting.

had one like that at browns landing on Palestine, insisted it was private property, I offered to call the warden and she said she just wished her husband was home because he was a lawyer, and I just asked her "why, does he want to go to jail too?
she left andf never returned, caught 3 nice fat 3lb ers off that dock that day lol

Looks like a great spot to sink brush around the edge then post coordinates for all the crappie and bass guys. Similar to lake Austin dock owners, I know one that says specifically not to cast around dock. It's laughable and everyone shares these locations so it can be fished regularly

That doesnt seem legal.....

I think I know exactly where you are talking about on Palestine. I have never had an issue, but I rarely stop in that area. I may make a stop on Sunday when I am out there.

My parents live on a lake and their neighbors are our long time family friends from back home. Individually they are all "ok" with someone fishing around the dock, but get everyone together with all the grand kids in town and they act like the water in front of the house is theirs. They would never go down and cuss a boater fishing when no kids are in the water, but I have seen them have it out with some noodlers on our boat ramp. I have had to explain the law to them more than once. I dont know what it is that causes this mindset, maybe when you use the area more than anyone else you start thinking it is yours. The funny thing is that as a kid they were fine with me literally trespassing on people's property to go fish someones pond. My son asks me to go to some ponds he is fishing from time to time, and I always have to tell him that there is just something "acceptable" about a kid trespassing to fish that quickly becomes "unacceptable" when you reach a certain age.

Well is it a good dock, did you catch any fish off it?

If families or kids are swimming around a dock I won�t fish near it even if it is the best dock on the lake. Same thing if people are on the dock fishing or just enjoying the lake. I think that is the right thing to do.
That said if no one is using the water or dock I will fish it.
I am also a lakefront dock owner and can tell you for sure those bouys and floats marking his swim hole don�t mean anything. It is illegal to block off any part of the water.

I've dealt with several angry dock owners ( it's been the highlight of a few slow fishing days), but that swim area takes the cake.

Never fish LBJ, but if I was a regular, I'd be tempted to make my way out there at night and release their rope float back into the wild...

The lady in Yankee Creek??

Never have fished LBJ but thinking about getting RedRanger and go down there soon. He would have fun widdit.

Docks are one of my favorite things to fish. But i will always quit casting and take a wide berth around occupied docks. But if i'm fishing a dock and someone comes out with an attitude. I set up camp and keep fishing

Tell them to google Texas Sportsman�s Rights. It�s the top return and has all the info they need. They can even use the same smart phone they are threatening to call the cops with

Man. It�s just a dock. I used to have a horrible temper. Over the years, I�ve had to learn to avoid person to person conflict. I have been to jail too many times for swinging first and talking later. Somewhere between the last letter k and the first letter y, I�d have three or four of their front teeth stuck between my knuckles. Followed by an ambulance, a couple patrol cars, and a set of cuffs. Lol. If someone came down bitching, I�d just leave. Nobody l,or fish, is worth the trouble. Now days, I just smile and imagine them with fresh dental work.