When Marshall Stamps paddled his kayak past multiple “No Fishing” signs on Georgia’s Flint River last month, he was surprised. The Flint is a public river, after all, and Stamps had put in at a ...

Question: Is fishing permitted on any private property with a creek, stream or river? I’ve been told that if the person fishing remains in the water (doesn’t go on the bank), that fishing is permitted ...

EAGLE — It’s easy to understand the confusion of prospective fisherman as they check out their prospective access to the north side of the Eagle River just east of Eagle. One large sign, which ...

Coloradans wrestle with the public water versus private land conundrum regularly. Stream access laws aim to protect property owners from — among other things — outdoor enthusiasts trespassing on ...

It’s a crisp morning; the sun is soft, shedding mellow light that glows rather than glitters on the river. Clad in waders, up to their knees in the swift water, the two are silent. The movement of ...

Kayak, raft, float or fish a Colorado river and you’re likely to eventually come across an illegal sign attempting to restrict your access to the publicly owned river. Roger Hill has fought for more ...

On a cool morning in 1983, Dean Finnerty was getting ready to cast his line into a particularly good fishing hole on the Salmon River when he heard three very troubling sounds behind him. First, a ...