Video from a Burlington fisherman showed most of the cars in Lake Geneva with Illinois license plates.

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>> ILLINOIS, ILLINOIS, ILLINOI >> JEFF HOPPE OF BURLINGTON SHOWED LAKE GENEVA’S WILLIAMS BAY BOAT RAMP FULL OF PICKUPS FROM ILLINOIS DURING STAY AT HOME ORDERS. >> ILLINOIS. ALL OF THESE -- ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED DOWN IN ILINOIS. >> HOPPE POSTED TO FACEBOOK BECAUSE HE COULDN’T FIND A SPOT TO FISH LOCALLY. AND HE’S CONCERNED ABOUT THE CORONAVIRUS HEALTH THREAT OF PEOPLE COMING FROM ILLINOIS TO WISCONSIN. >> EVERYBODY’S GOT TO FOR A WHILE TAKE THIS SERIOUS ENOUGH THAT WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. >> SO YOU THINK CROSSING A STATE LINE TO GO FISHING REALLY IS KIND OF BEYOND THE PALE? >> WELL I THINK IT’S BEYOND WHAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW. >> WE’RE ILLINOIS TOO. >> SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED DOWN IN ILLINOIS. YEAH, CORONAVIRUS DUDE. >> ILLINOIS FISHERMEN SAY THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY HE’S UPSET. I SHOWED HOPPE’S VIDEO TO BRIAN KOPACZ FROM NAPERVILLE. SO IT WAS BUSY ON THE BOAT RAMP YESTERDAY AND HE GOT UPSET. >> IT WAS BUSY EVERYWHERE. I FISHED THE FOX CHAIN YESTERDAY. THAT’S IN ILLINOIS. AND THE BOAT RAMPS WERE JUST LIKE THIS YESTERDAY TOO. >> JOE SHERMAN OF ANTIOCH SAYS IT’S EASY TO SOCIAL DISTANCE ON A LAKE. >> WE ALL KEPT OUR DISTANCE. WE WAITED FOR THE OTHER GUY TO GET OUT. PROBABLY DIDN’T GET WITHIN 15 FEET OF EACHOTHER. >> GOODBYE. BECAUSE THERE’S NOWHERE TO GO. >> IN LAKE GENEVA, TERRY SATER, WISN 12 NEWS. PATRICK: BOAT RAMPS ARE ALLOWED TO BE OPEN IN BOTH WISCONSIN AND ILLINOIS IN EACH G

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The boat ramp at Lake Geneva was packed with visitors last weekend.Video from a Burlington fisherman showed most of the cars with Illinois license plates.Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinJeff Hoppe posted his video on Facebook.He was upset he couldn't find a place to park.Hoppe also questioned whether Lake Geneva visitors from Illinois were adhering to the state's stay at home order amid the coronavirus pandemic."Everybody's got to for a while, take this serious enough that we can figure out what needs to be done," Hoppe said Monday. "I think it's beyond what people should be doing right now."Two fishermen from Illinois said they didn't understand why there was an issue."It was busy every where. I fished the Fox Chain yesterday. That's in Illinois. And the boat ramps were just like this yesterday too," Brian Kopacz, of Naperville, said."We all kept our distance. We waited for the other guy to get out. Probably didn't get within 15 feet of each other," Joe Sherman, of Antioch, said.Boat ramps are allowed to be open in Wisconsin and Illinois under each governor's stay at home orders.Sign up for coronavirus email alerts from WISNGet breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 app.Follow us: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube