Dear Rick,

I'm curious as to which lake you were kicked off of when trying to float tube? It's not that I doubt your word, I'm just interested in where it happened and if they told you why?

Around here, and in the Eastern and Northern sections of the state the places I've seen where float tubes were specifically prohibited were most often County Parks or Municipally owned lakes and reservoirs that were open to canoes, kayaks, etc. but that banned all forms of inflatable boats or had a length restriction on inflatables.

I've never had any trouble on any State Park lake, or any lake with a Fish Commission access on it. Like I said, the PFD is a requirement on those lakes, and the tube has to have two or more air chambers but I'm not away of any tube that doesn't meet that requirement.

Best Wishes,
Avalon