fort niagara

[salmonboy41]

Ok I went to put my boat in the river yesterday down at the fort and they had the launch ways closed anyone know whats up? kinda pissed!

[Shade]

Ask the Govenor.

Shade

[salmonboy41]

wait so is this all about the whole closing the parks thing?

[Shade]

Absolutly..they kept the Fort opened but closed the launch

Shade

[salmonboy41]

ok what the F, really going to freak out out. so like there is nowhere to launch at the river anymore aside from lewiston. thats bull ****!

[Tall Tails]

Now is the time to contact your local State rep!!!!

[Gill-T]

Dearest Salmonboy, you can still launch at the Youngstown launch. They just rennovated the launch and waterfront. Just turn down the hill at the blinking light in town and drive down past the Yaht club.

[salmonboy41]

Hey thanks Gill-T, I was thinking about that just after i put my last post on, the big thing is i fish bar a lot from salmon, and i don't feel like running all the way from ollcott or wilson just to get to it. How does the launch at youngstown work, like what do you have to pay?

[Gill-T]

Free launch. Make sure you hit the dinner in town for breakfast. You get a full meal for about $5.00.

[Diversion]

Chad, have you launched your boat in that ramp? Does it have enough space, seems kinda tight down there.

[jeb1340]

Adam, I don't think you will have a problem. I think the ramp is a little deeper than the fort. The only think that I do not like is the ramp is not solid it is made out of raised blocks of concrete. It is probably for traction but it seems like this will fail faster that a solid slab. I think it is wide enough to handle any trailerable boat.

[Has Been]

We got our heads up our a@@es so far in this state it amazes me.We as taxpayers spend a fortune to have these improvments done for our benifit in our state to use our lake to catch the fish we pay to have stocked and the powers at be tell us like we are little kids we can't and lock us out.

[RodBuster]

Is the launch at the Fort closed permanently, or just for the winter????

[Has Been]

I took a ride last Sunday with my wife & drove down the hill to the launch & it didn't looked blocked off then .

[Chromeslayer]

i really havent been keeping up on the park closure situation ... but i dont think anything has been finalized yet... and even if they do close the park the ramps will still be usable just not maintained

[Tall Tails]

There was a News story this am in Syracuse that all the people that had reservations at the parks scheduled for closure where cancelled and all money returned. Seems like a done deal without listening or discussions. I am sure they will put gates with locks up I know they have a gate at Wilson state park I am sure it is locked. It will be a legal issue to use them, as well as insurance liabilty. Very Sad Day

[Chromeslayer]

they wont be locking any gates at Tuscarora state park in Wilson.. i can guarantee u that

[Tall Tails]

It will be nice to see the county take it over!!!!

[Chromeslayer]

wont be the county either... more than likely the town will be taking it over... either way the ramp will still be in use just not maintained... they cant close the entrance gate due to homeowners on the Island ... if i had to guess whats gunna happen if the town dont take it over is that people will lose the use of the one disgusting bathroom that the park offered, they will prolly take the cleaning station out, and no dumpster....

[kliph]

I have not heard of the Fort being closed by the state.

The last time I was down there the water was very low.

Just a heads up.

I may check it out Tuesday.

[salmonboy41]

Well I was done there sunday at 3 and road that leades down to the launch was gated off at all 3 enterance ways that you would use to get down there. I'm going to check it out agian on wednesday to see whats up, It could because of the snow IDK, i just want to know if its the park clouser thing that i've been reading about. Even though i didn't see the fort on the closed list.

[Time Out]

Ive launched my 27' er at the youngstown launch. Very nice ramp. Parking is up the hill I believe. Its a little tough on the trailer bearings, but better than no launch at all.

[kliph]

The ramp at the Fort is blocked.

Water is low.

But I don't know why it's blocked.

Check the video: http://wnyoutdoors.blogspot.com/

This is what the Youngstown ramp looks like now.

I took these videos today.

Unless there is another ramp in Youngstown that I don't know of.

[dbutts]

todays paper said the camp grounds that are effected are currently giving refunds to those who made reservations.

[Gezijamez]

If the Fort is closed wilson probably is too.Yes no?