02-04-2004, 03:49 AM
HERE IN MINNESOTA , ALL WATER IS OWNED BY THE STATE AND IS LEGAL TO USE , THE CATCH IS , YOU CAN'T TRESSPASS TO GET TO THEM !!! IF YOU GET ON A WATERWAY LIKE AT A BRIDGE , THE LANDOWNER CANNOT KICK YOU OFF THE WATER , BUT THEN AGAIN YOU CAN'T LEAVE THE WATER EITHER !!! FOR EXAMPLE, IF A POND LIES UP TO THE DITCH , YOU CAN ACCESS IT AS LONG AS YOUR FOOT GOES FROM THE DITCH TO THE WATER !!! ALSO , IF THE LAKE IS LANDLOCKED BY PRIVATE LANDOWNERS , THE DNR WILL NOT PLANT FISH IN IT , BUT THE LANDOWNERS CAN PURCHASE AND PUT THEM IN FOR THEIR PERSONAL USE . THE ONLY LAKES THAT ARE STOCKED ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE A PUBLIC ACCESS !! AT LEAST THEY DO SOMETHING RIGHT HERE IN MINNESOTA !!! LOL !!!
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