07-06-2016, 06:01 PM
Pisco--
I believe TD has it right... you are legal to access the springs via the LB parking lot. The bonfire fine is
but consistent with info provided as you enter the LB area.
The state/private boundary line has been defined by the courts as being the high water mark when Utah was granted statehood in 1896. That high water mark is basically unknown but it is a safe bet that it was higher than the present shoreline. Anywhere you can legally access the shore, especially now with the water as low as it is, you should be on state owned property. The problem is that there are only three designated access points along the Goshen Bay road: Lincoln point (foot traffic only), Mulberry, and Goose Point.
I have fished from the shore in Goshen Bay for the past few days. I enter at Mulberry in my truck and drive north along the shore (rough) for a half mile to fish. I would contest any citation the cops issued to me. I enter on a legal access point and stayed on state owned land as I drove north.
All thru the 4th weekend, Tues., and today almost every posted fishing spot along the GB road has been occupied by fishermen. I have not seen any Co. Sheriff activity anywhere or heard of anyone being issued a citation. There was a very large ski-type boat that launched this a.m. on a commonly accessed "posted" area directly below the Robinson Ranch. Every pump access "road" along the road was occupied by fishermen and their vehicles.
I would really like to know how the Co. Sheriffs view this situation. I see them driving around out there all the time, apparently ignoring fishermen parked in the "posted" areas. I have no issue with land owners posting their property to avoid the trashy fishermen or for any other reason. I believe access has been lost because of the pigs that have used the area and left piles of trash behind. Sad.
Anyhow, I want to fish where I can do it legally. I respect private property but I want access where I can fish on state owned property.
By the way, fishing from shore has been fantastic.
Okay, I'm done now.
BLK
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I believe TD has it right... you are legal to access the springs via the LB parking lot. The bonfire fine is
but consistent with info provided as you enter the LB area.The state/private boundary line has been defined by the courts as being the high water mark when Utah was granted statehood in 1896. That high water mark is basically unknown but it is a safe bet that it was higher than the present shoreline. Anywhere you can legally access the shore, especially now with the water as low as it is, you should be on state owned property. The problem is that there are only three designated access points along the Goshen Bay road: Lincoln point (foot traffic only), Mulberry, and Goose Point.
I have fished from the shore in Goshen Bay for the past few days. I enter at Mulberry in my truck and drive north along the shore (rough) for a half mile to fish. I would contest any citation the cops issued to me. I enter on a legal access point and stayed on state owned land as I drove north.
All thru the 4th weekend, Tues., and today almost every posted fishing spot along the GB road has been occupied by fishermen. I have not seen any Co. Sheriff activity anywhere or heard of anyone being issued a citation. There was a very large ski-type boat that launched this a.m. on a commonly accessed "posted" area directly below the Robinson Ranch. Every pump access "road" along the road was occupied by fishermen and their vehicles.
I would really like to know how the Co. Sheriffs view this situation. I see them driving around out there all the time, apparently ignoring fishermen parked in the "posted" areas. I have no issue with land owners posting their property to avoid the trashy fishermen or for any other reason. I believe access has been lost because of the pigs that have used the area and left piles of trash behind. Sad.
Anyhow, I want to fish where I can do it legally. I respect private property but I want access where I can fish on state owned property.
By the way, fishing from shore has been fantastic.
Okay, I'm done now.
BLK
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