Fishing On Lochmere HOA Lakes—Don’t Forget To Respond To Survey
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Last month, one of the swans living on one of the Glen Moor ponds (Lochside pond) died after swallowing a fishing line with an attached barbed hook. Swans mate for life and now the second swan on that same pond has gone missing. This incident is one of many that has been caused by irresponsible fishing. As a result, many residents have approached the Board of Directors requesting change.
The Board has come up with the following proposed changes, which they believe best balance the recreational desires of residents with the health and safety of wildlife. However, no set of rules will please everyone.
Please click HERE to respond to a short four-question survey on this topic by March 21st. You must be logged on as a resident to access the survey and you an only respond one time.
The Board plans to finalize any rule changes at their March 31st meeting.
- Establish a fishing permit, required to be displayed while fishing (on lanyard or otherwise attached to clothing). The cost of the permit would be a one-time $10 fee per resident or resident family member or $5 per day per guest accompanying a resident. The income from permits is intended to offset the costs of installing, maintaining and replacing signage and monofilament collection tubes. Any non-resident would be denied a permit without a resident sponsor and, of course, anyone not wanting to fish at Lochmere would not need to purchase a permit.
- Restrict the allowable fishing area on Glen Moor ponds (Lochside ponds) to be from HOA-owned land away from trees, thereby reducing the chance a line will be caught in a tree (add signage).
- Install monofilament (fishing line) collection tubes at each lake and pond, to be emptied by resident volunteers (see example below).
- Monitor for and remove abandoned fishing lines and other debris where accessible from HOA-owned property
Please note that there are no changes to other lake rules.
Example of a monofilament collection tube:
Lochmere Childrens' Easter Celebration
The annual Lochmere Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Lochmere HOA with the assistance of Teen Core of Cary will be held on Saturday, Apil 12, 2025, from 2:00-4:30 PM at the Lochwood upper parking lot (502 Lochmere Drive, by the office). The Rain Date is Sunday, April 13.
This event is open to all Lochmere residents. Bring the kids (grandchildren are invited) with their baskets to find some colorful eggs.
We are splitting the event into two 75-minute segments so everyone has a chance to find eggs. We will also have some fun activities for the children after they find their eggs. We will have a special section for our littlest “egg hunters” to have fun.
This year the Easter Bunny will be once again be hiding empty eggs.
- Each child will collect 10 eggs and bring them to the Easter Bunny and his helpers.
- The Bunny will be hiding some special items for the children to find on their Scavenger Hunt. At the end of the scavenger hunt, each child will receive a goody bag courtesy of the HOA.
- The Bunny has loads of chalk -- Decorate a parking space with chalk -- who can be the most creative.
- Do the bunny hop and other musical games with the Bunny.
- We have heard that the Bunny is fluffing up his fur. Don’t forget your camera .. He will be posing with the children (and their family) for your spring-time photos
Please RSVP HERE no later than Thursday, April 10.
If you would like to help in setting up or cleaning up, we can never have enough volunteers. This year we do need some parents or older siblings to help with the event so that the little ones have a blast! Please sign up when you RSVP.
All questions should be directed to Lochmere's Program Manager, Gail Lewis, via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Spring Wine Tasting
Join your neighbors as we welcome Spring's return to Lochmere at the our first wine tasting of 2025. You are invited to a "Spring Mystery Wine Tasting" event at the Highlands Clubhouse on Friday, April 11, from 7:30 to 9:30 PM.
Each couple is asked to bring a bottle of wine (your favorite or something new) to share with others. You should bring your bottle in a brown bag or wrapped in aluminum foil or even newspaper. You don't want anyone else to know what you are bringing. When you come in, your wine will be assigned a number. At the end of the tasting, each person will vote on their favorite wine -- one for the favorite red wine and one for the favorite white/pink.
The cost of the bottle of wine should not exceed $20.
This event is open to adult (21 and older) Lochmere residents only.
Space is limited to 40 people. Please RSVP HERE. We will be checking names at the door so you must pre-register.