Post by sam fisherman on Aug 23, 2011 3:25:37 GMT -5
Have you ever thought about owning a pay lake?
This post below was on another site, and we thought we would share with you.
I hate to even commit on such a sensitive subject, but here goes.
It depends on a lot of factors to determine whether or not it would make money, such as how many people in your area use the lake, where you are located, where you would get the fish to stock it, how much you fed the fish, and much you had to invest to start up.
That said, there are a lot of people in the "serious" catfishing community that view pay lakes with a dim light. This is partly due to the fact that some pay lakes get their fish from commercial fisherman who take them from public waters. I have heard tales of tanker trucks waiting at boat ramps for a load of fish.
However for the flip side, I have never been to a "commercial" pay lake, but have been to several local ponds that people charge just enough to cover operating expenses and pay for feed that they would have had to buy anyway. These people did reasonably well for the effort expended, So it just depends on a lot of factors. Personally I wouldn't depend on a pay lake for any sort of non-expendable income.
This post below was on another site, and we thought we would share with you.
I hate to even commit on such a sensitive subject, but here goes.
It depends on a lot of factors to determine whether or not it would make money, such as how many people in your area use the lake, where you are located, where you would get the fish to stock it, how much you fed the fish, and much you had to invest to start up.
That said, there are a lot of people in the "serious" catfishing community that view pay lakes with a dim light. This is partly due to the fact that some pay lakes get their fish from commercial fisherman who take them from public waters. I have heard tales of tanker trucks waiting at boat ramps for a load of fish.
However for the flip side, I have never been to a "commercial" pay lake, but have been to several local ponds that people charge just enough to cover operating expenses and pay for feed that they would have had to buy anyway. These people did reasonably well for the effort expended, So it just depends on a lot of factors. Personally I wouldn't depend on a pay lake for any sort of non-expendable income.