Chestatee
1 - Turners Corner to Town Creek Church Bridge (a/k/a Garnett Bridge)
June 23, 2003
Trip Report
| Reporter | Brad Roberts |
Boating vs. Fishing conflicts
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Forum: BoaterTalk
Date: Jun 23 2003, 3:11 GMT
From: sevenn
Did a nice easy run down the Chestatee from Turner's Corner to Grindle Bridge today. Eddied out for about 5 minutes while a trout fisherman played a nice trout and netted it. When we passed by him; he cussed us out, said he owned the land on both sides of the river, told us we were trespassing and the if the law would ever show up in a timely manner he would call them and have us arrested. The 'gentleman' said that the Chestatee River was a dedicated trout fishing river and that boating was not allowed.
I would like to hear from anyone who knows if he is correct. It has always been my understanding that the landowner's rights end at the river's edge, the water being a public trust.
Thanks and happy paddling.