being used forever. >> reporter: and lately, even before the hartley's trip to falcon lake, gonzalez ew threat has emerged. pirates. >> totally inaccurate. definition of piracy a lot different than when i know it to be. had one robbery on the lake totally. >> reporter: robert speedy colette who owns a fishing lodge here admits he's been stopped by drug cartel members but he also bristles at news reports of piracy and danger. these reports decimated his business on the lake which he insisted is safe. as long as you know the rules. >> it happened to me. i didn't run. they boarded. they found out i wasn't a threat, and i was released. never robbed. never took a penny from me. they did not -- my wallet was in my glove box. i had $1,100 in my wallet. my clients were pretty wealthy people. plenty of money on them. nothing ever happened to them. >> reporter: in the air over falcon lake, stacy holland says the texas department of public safety was already advising boaters on falcon lake to be very careful. >> just a warning to let people know that this threat is out there and it's very real a

being used forever. >> reporter: and lately, even before the hartley's trip to falcon lake, gonzalez ys a new threat has emerged. pirates. >> totally inaccurate. definition of piracy a lot different than when i know it to be. had one robbery on the lake totally. >> reporter: robert speedy colette who owns a fishing lodge here admits he's been stopped by drug cartel members but he also bristles at news reports of piracy and danger. these reports decimated his business on the lake which he insisted is safe. as long as you know the rules. >> it happened to me. i didn't run. they boarded. they found out i wasn't a threat, and i was released. never robbed. never took a penny from me. they did not -- my wallet was in my glove box. i had $1,100 in my wallet. my clients were pretty wealthy people. plenty of money on them. nothing ever happened to them. >> reporter: in the air over falcon lake, stacy holland says the texas department of public safety was already advising boaters on falcon lake to be very careful. >> just a warning to let people know that this threat is out there and it's very

being used forever. >> reporter: and lately, even before the hartley's trip to falcon lake, gonzalez ew threat has emerged. pirates. >> totally inaccurate. definition of piracy a lot different than when i know it to be. had one robbery on the lake totally. >> reporter: robert speedy colette who owns a fishing lodge here admits he's been stopped by drug cartel members but he also bristles at news reports of piracy and danger. these reports decimated his business on the lake which he insisted is safe. as long as you know the rules. >> it happened to me. i didn't run. they boarded. they found out i wasn't a threat, and i was released. never robbed. never took a penny from me. they did not -- my wallet was in my glove box. i had $1,100 in my wallet. my clients were pretty wealthy people. plenty of money on them. nothing ever happened to them. >> reporter: in the air over falcon lake, stacy holland says the texas department of public safety was already advising boaters on falcon lake to be very careful. >> just a warning to let people know that this threat is out there and it's very real a

being used forever. >> reporter: and lately, even before the hartley's trip to falcon lake, gonzalez at has emerged. pirates. >> totally inaccurate. definition of piracy a lot different than when i know it to be. had one robbery on the lake totally. >> reporter: robert speedy colette who owns a fishing lodge here admits he's been stopped by drug cartel members but he also bristles at news reports of piracy and danger. these reports decimated his business on the lake which he insisted is safe. as long as you know the rules. >> it happened to me. i didn't run. they boarded. they found out i wasn't a threat, and i was released. never robbed. never took a penny from me. they did not -- my wallet was in my glove box. i had $1,100 in my wallet. my clients were pretty wealthy people. plenty of money on them. nothing ever happened to them. >> reporter: in the air over falcon lake, stacy holland says the texas department of public safety was already advising boaters on falcon lake to be very careful. >> just a warning to let people know that this threat is out there and it's very real and that