Twin Buttes Reservoir Enforces New Entrance Regulations

this is way overboard 12 dollars per person is uncalled for it should be per car or truck like it is at lake nasty water and Padre Island . but when ever the law gets a chance they stick it to you we already pay for a fishing license in this state now we have to pay just to use this lake. FISHING IN LAKE NASTY WATER IS JUST LIKE FISHING IN TWIN BUTTES ITS THE SAME WATER THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SCREW THE POOR MAN AND TAKE SOME FUN OUT OF THEIR LIFE. WE GET A LITTLE WATER IN THE LAKE SO WE CAN GO FISHING AND NOW YOU WANT TO CHARGE US FOR IT INSTEAD OF THE PEOPLE THAT TRASHED THE PLACE WITH THEIR FIREWORKS SO I THANK YOU SAN ANGELO AND TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE FOR ANOTHER SHAFTING

I have been using the twin buttes lakes for over 50 years . I remember when their were far less people using it , it was very nice .About thirty years ago when the lakes received more water , the lakes became much more popular . My favorite area was on the south pool , it was a very good fishing area , we often camped there. As the years went by , we noticed that the people who used the area , were becoming less and less sociable . They would show up in their mud trucks and tear up the roads that the county had just repaired . They would come in large groups and party all night , get drunk and begin playing loud music , fighting and yelling , and shooting firearms wildly . As if this wasn't bad enough , they would leave a lot of trash after they left . To make things worse contractors and people would take their trash to the lakes and dump it there . Whenever we used the area my son always knew that the first part of setting up camp was to police the area at least 100 feet either way , sometimes we would end up with two or three large trash bags full . He often asked me why we would do this I would always tell him that this area was free and that we had to do our part to keep it clean . As he got older and would go camping with his buddies he continued to keep the tradition up , no liter ! I remember telling him once , this area will be closed completely some day , people don't care , they can go to their relatives places to hunt fish and camp . Unfortunately not every one is lucky enough to have family or friends that have land available . To those people i say too bad , you had your chances . I hope they charge much more to use the area . Its going to cost a fortune to clean up the area . This past weekend we went dove hunting at the south shore of the twin buttes lake . The first thing we saw was those mud trucks driving up and down the roads , tearing them up and making deep ruts in the roads . " Mudding " needs to be banned , i believe that a lot of the littering and general misuse of these areas is due to these people . I'm sure they will all howl when they read this but its true . Once you get rid of these folks , we can slowly begin to improve the whole area . It is going to take years and years . Hey this is a great way for some one who owns land to open a private mudding trail . For now this a good beginning , lets hope that people begin to realize how great our lakes are , every one needs to contribute !

Your post is most apropos.

I was born and raised in San Angelo and over the years have had occasion to move there and then move away several times. I have watched the area change and view it in eyes changed by my having lived in other places.

When I visit I see increasing indication that the town is being taken over by pigs, and by that I mean the type of people you described in your post. There was a time when one could enjoy the varying parts of the Concho Valley without being impacted by the sheer inability of some people to simply police their own trash or acknowledge the extent to which they impact other people. These people are pigs, or if one prefers, terms like white trash or low lifes without ethnic affiliation could apply. They are closer to being pigs than they are to being responsible human beings.

It is sad. I recall the days when it was possible to drive into town without being depressed by the amount of trash one saw alongside the road. I recall the days when it was possible to mosey around the lake and river areas without seeing the kind of stupidity you described.

I recall the days when most people there cared about their environment. I fear those days are gone.

I very much hope the creatures that are creating this trashscape don't breed. I fear they do in abundance, since that is just another form of irresponsibility.