06-11-2009, 09:19 PM
This was recently explained to me by a DNR officer. He explained that it was NOT the high water mark. At least not the "highest" water mark. In years of flood, the mark gets moved unreasonably high.
He told me to stay out of the grass line running along the riverbed. I interpret that to be as long as I am not above the grass line, I should be OK. I do not interpret that to be "moving water". Although, I would do my very best to stay in moving water when in water adjacent to private land.
I, for one, do not want to have to confront land owners. I do understand their point of view also. I will fish waters as long as it is legal, but I don't want to push the "gray area" just to prove a point.
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He told me to stay out of the grass line running along the riverbed. I interpret that to be as long as I am not above the grass line, I should be OK. I do not interpret that to be "moving water". Although, I would do my very best to stay in moving water when in water adjacent to private land.
I, for one, do not want to have to confront land owners. I do understand their point of view also. I will fish waters as long as it is legal, but I don't want to push the "gray area" just to prove a point.
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