Navitable water ways

[ckinchen]

Most land owners (which is everyone that has responded except me, but since I have land all over various states I don't count) are of course going to agree with this law. Fishing is different than hunting, it always has been. When I was younger and we would deer hunt of course we would make sure we were not on someone's land, I have a problem keeping people off of my 40 acre tract in Denham Springs. Fishing is different, this law can be taken to extremes and I have seen it in Golden Meadow. Canals you have fished your entire life will all of the sudden no longer be accessible because some guy paid $500 or even $2,500 to lease the land around the canal. If the fishermen were to get out of his boat on the land then absolutely, bring him to jail for trespassing but someone fishing in a boat, I can't agree with that and you know what 49 other states agree with me. Texas is maybe the most conservative state in this country and other conservative states like Alabama that have much better hunting than Louisiana also have not adopted this law. This law was passed for one reason, rich land owners pushed for it and the common fishermen had no help from anyone to fight their fight.

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by ckinchen

Most land owners (which is everyone that has responded except me, but since I have land all over various states I don't count) are of course going to agree with this law. Fishing is different than hunting, it always has been. When I was younger and we would deer hunt of course we would make sure we were not on someone's land, I have a problem keeping people off of my 40 acre tract in Denham Springs. Fishing is different, this law can be taken to extremes and I have seen it in Golden Meadow. Canals you have fished your entire life will all of the sudden no longer be accessible because some guy paid $500 or even $2,500 to lease the land around the canal. If the fishermen were to get out of his boat on the land then absolutely, bring him to jail for trespassing but someone fishing in a boat, I can't agree with that and you know what 49 other states agree with me. Texas is maybe the most conservative state in this country and other conservative states like Alabama that have much better hunting than Louisiana also have not adopted this law. This law was passed for one reason, rich land owners pushed for it and the common fishermen had no help from anyone to fight their fight.

I agree with this... I dont see how you can distinguish private water. Especially in a tidal area. If it was a lake with no water movement then it is surrounded by private land with no accessability but it not even the same water in a marsh that was there yesterday