e-z-out

only 13 hrs thats all i put that on just this morning on here lol forgot to sleep again. Wayne when you heading to dunnvill for some cats?

wayne get back to work and turn the puter off lol

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources at 1-800-667-1940.

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that rivers that are navigable, for title purposes, are owned by the states, "held in trust" for the public. This applies in all fifty states, under the "Equal Footing Doctrine." Rivers that do meet the federal test are automatically navigable, and therefore owned by the state. No court or government agency has to designate them as such. The federal test of navigability is not a technical test. There are no measurements of river width, depth, flow, or steepness involved. The test is simply whether the river is usable as a route by the public, even in small craft such as canoes, kayaks, and rafts. Such a river is legally navigable even if it contains big rapids, waterfalls, and other obstructions at which boaters get out, walk around, then re-enter the water. The states own these rivers up to the "ordinary high water mark." This is the mark that people can actually see on the ground, where the high water has left debris, sand, and gravel during its ordinary annual cycle. (Not during unusual flooding.) It is not a theoretical line requiring engineering calculations. Where the river banks are fairly flat, this mark can be quite a distance from the edge of the water during medium water flows. There is often plenty of room for standing, fishing, camping, and other visits. States cannot sell or give away these rivers and lands up to the ordinary high water mark. Under the "Public Trust Doctrine," they must hold them in perpetuity for public use. The three public uses that the courts have traditionally mentioned are navigation, fishing, and commerce. But the courts have ruled that any and all non-destructive activities on these land are legally protected, including picnics, camping, walking, and other activities. The public can fish, from the river or from the shore below the "ordinary high water mark." (Note that the fish and wildlife are owned by the state in any case.) The public can walk, roll a baby carriage, and other activities, according to court decisions. States do have authority and latitude in the way they manage rivers, but their management must protect the public uses mentioned above. They can (and must) prohibit or restrict activities that conflict with the Public Trust Doctrine. "Responsible recreation" must be allowed, but activities that could be harmful, such as building fires, leaving trash, and making noise, can legally be limited, or prohibited, in various areas. Motorized trips and commercial trips can legally be limited or prohibited by state governments. State and local restrictions on use of navigable rivers have to be legitimately related to enhancing public trust value, not reducing it. Rivers cannot be closed or partially closed to appease adjacent landowners, or to appease people who want to dedicate the river to fishing only, or to make life easier for local law enforcement agencies. State governments (through state courts and legislatures) cannot reduce public rights to navigate and visit navigable rivers within their borders, but they can expand those rights, and some states have done so. They can create a floatage easement, a public right to navigate even on rivers that might not qualify for state ownership for some reason, even if it is assumed that the bed and banks of the river are private land. Note that this floatage easement is a matter of state law that varies from state to state, but the question of whether a river is navigable, for title purposes, and therefore owned by the state, is a matter of federal law, and does not vary from state to state. Note that a state floatage easement is something that comes and goes with the water: When the water is there, people have a right to be there on it, and when it dries up, people have no right to be there. But rivers that are navigable for title purposes are public land up to the ordinary high water mark, so that even when the river runs dry, people still have the right to walk along the bed of the river. Only federal courts can modify the test of standards that make a river navigable for title purposes. States cannot create their own standards, either narrower or wider in scope. They can’t make definitive rulings about which rivers are navigable for title purposes, only a federal court can. The situation gets confusing when a state agency or commission holds hearings about navigability and public use of rivers. Landowners, sheriffs, and other people tend to think that such an agency or commission can create state standards that determine which rivers are public and which are private. But these are matters of federal law which state agencies cannot change. State agencies should make provisional determinations that various rivers meet the federal test of navigability for title purposes. These provisional determinations should be based simply on the rivers' usability by canoes, kayaks, and rafts. They should then proceed to the question of how to manage navigation and other public uses of the river. In these days of government cut-backs, the agency should look for solutions that use existing enforcement agencies rather than setting up new ones. Littering, illegal fires, offensive behavior, trespassing on private land, and numerous other offenses are all covered by existing laws, and offenders can be cited by the local police, sheriff's office or state police.

trying to make the old guy feel good

Looks like Roy lol

i was going to give my spot away for free if it had been on the 18th like i've been thinking all along. then i was reminded that it's on the 19th and it's a sunday i can make it that day so looks like i'm still going after all.

I would be in for the snip snip fun time lol and the CO badge is even more fun whos in?

Lower Buckhorn comes to mind but it's a bit more then 3hrs Great fishing for the kids and you could rent a boat from just about any place there for only $70 a day

I would be on the phone to the CO right away

All the pics are sharp so clear but i have to say pic 3 stand out for me. Keep it up DanC

Fishing is getting out of hand if people need to push others in the lakes or rivers. i understand it's hate crimes and we will always have them no matter what we do. I know fishing is a very relaxing sport and it's nice to fish solo but with this happing more offten your better off fishing with a few friends. Remember numbers will always scare off cowards

To place any orders from KTL you would need to be a store and they first have to approve you befor placing any orders.

anchor down is the best way

Marko that Carp hit Cut bait no lie sucker meat

To bad i'm not a hunter i always wanted to get my own turkey Good luck to all that hunt this year

Wayne you old fart i'm not bad luck Your all just bad fishermen lol

I hope so if not then i'll be the one schooling Mike Ciff your in a class on your own my friend "LEGEND"

Good stuff bud hope to get out again this monday

Yes i'm bad luck for you boys but i always walk away with fish unlike you old farts lol ROB lol

Yes my bad the 19th i always forget

Nice meeting you Gerritt and did MIike land anything by the way?

Wiser i didn't even know you were coming down. good to hear you got into some cats. I did mange to land one but gave it away to a fellow fisherman but not before taking pics for my team i hope to have them up as soon as Curt sends them to me.

Fang so that was you over there myself and Curt where at the other end in the white trailblazer. We had a fire going as well. It was a nice day and we did see the guys your talking about land lots of cats. Will try to head out again this sunday.