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Offline Stein

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Re: Water Navigability Laws
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2019, 07:58:10 AM »
I agree with the above, there are much better places for a yak that won't be in the danger zone.  Also watch out in the bays as the ground under the water is privately owned in many circumstances and there are jerks that try to extend that to the water as well.  I would look at the state lands around rivers and mouths and other areas that aren't in contention before I tried to make a questionable are work.

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Re: Water Navigability Laws
« Reply #16 on: September 30, 2019, 05:59:40 PM »
 I grew up on the Washougal River Steelhead fishing and ran into this problem a lot. It is correct that a lot of the property owners own the bottom of the river but you cannot stop a swimmer or drift boat fisherman from touching the river Bottom. A group of fishermen went to court over this years ago because the issue and they won in court because the Washougal River is a navigable river until the Norway Bridge so Bank fishermen have the right to fish up to the high water mark I have a copy of the court document from the DNR that I carry with me when a property owner comes out screaming that I'm trespassing

 


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