I hope they lift the restriction. I can see having restricted areas around the boats and stuff, but it doesn't make since for everything else to be off limits. The base in Mississippi lets people fish pretty much anywhere, and it is running active missions. Isn't P'cola NAS just a training base?

By the way thanks to all the guys on that base past, present, and future we owe it all to you 

                (A.K.A BIG CUBERA )

You have seen people fishing on the big peir on Saturdays because they have a fishing tournyment put on as fund-raisers. 10.00 a person and a prize at the end of the day. Weigh in is at 1400 on it starts at 0600. If you are military, active or retired, DOD employee, or dependant then come on and fish.

I on the other hand, fish the piers at evening or night. I have been run off, but not in a long time. When they come by and kick you out, just say ok, thanks and move on. I try my luck and sometimes I am only there for 5 mins before they show up, other times I may not get told to leave all night.

There are 4 CAMERAS there, so your not being as sneaky as you think when trying to get in close. 2 cameras on the big pier. One looking into the U and one looking out of the U. It is just a matter if the have the manning or the time to bust you or not. Before the fence was put up and before I got my boat. We used to get there before day break and fish until we got busted and told to leave.



You catch some, you lose some but the beer will never say no or try to run away.
18' White Ranger Center Console.

SeaHunt Escape 200/Yamaha 150 ~ "Time On The Water"

Hobie Mirage Sport ~ Hobie Mirage Outfitter

They took a bunch of buoys out, but not all of them.

Where/who do you have to pay the $150 to?  Federal magistrate?  Was the base cop in a boat or on shore?

DFA

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Just like the no fishing within a distance at the Picken's pier, there are signs all along the sea wall and pier that say to stay away at least 500 feet.  There are no buoys marking the distance around the Picken's peir.  But you can bet that they will write you a ticket.

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Jon

2101DC Seaswirl

F225 Yamaha

"If you only remember one thing that I say, remember this... don't fish where there aint no fish"

Capt. Fred Morrow

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  They have just replaced all of the exclusion boueys that were missing/removed during hurricain season.  The rules have not changed and he knows of no plans to change them.  Most of the patroling of the piers and beaches is now done by base security and they don't write citations.  If someone doesn't listen to them or is a repeat offender they contact FWC or USCG who can issue citations.  The security cameras are there for just that, security.  They are not used to write fishing/exclusion zone citations but if you are considered a security risk that could change.

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2101DC Seaswirl

F225 Yamaha

"If you only remember one thing that I say, remember this... don't fish where there aint no fish"

Capt. Fred Morrow

Death From Above (10/29/2008)

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I don't get the whole Navy buffer zone thing.  They let a million people drive on to NAS every year to see the museum and cemetary, but they won't let anyone wet a hook within 500' of the shoreline.  Oh yeah.....and the same non-military folks they let on to see the museum can go sit on the sea wall that says "stay back 500 feet".

Actually, no you can not go sit on that wall.   There are signs on base directing folks that are non-military etc... away from those areas.  These signs are nice and big with red flashing lights saying that un-authorized persons are subject to arrest if found in these areas.

These signs are posted everywhere except the Museum area, the cemetery, and Sherman Cove etc...  So no a person without a base sticker and proper ID can not be in those areas. 

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Jon