You both are correct (as am I) because there are exceptions to this rule based on pool level and how the land is deeded (especially in south texas) to include the water rights. This discussion is getting off the point. The post is about BANK FISHERMEN trespassing on his land, not kayak anglers and its posted here for some unknown reason????

They sure will remember. Even worse mimic. Poor kids.

Well I worded that wrong. I meant they wont remember all the fish they caught, just dad getting arrested.

After reading that long QA about public or not, I am very glad I fish the coast, so much easier.

I think its acceptable to post this here as some of our fellow Kayakers will get out of their Yaks to fish.

The OP seems to be talking about bank fishermen who walked in but it�s not out of place entirely in this forum. Some people take the right of portage to mean they can beach and get out and whatnot anywhere along a creek/river. After reading the TPWD link it seems the best policy is when in doubt ask the landowner for permission.

The devils river is famous for trespassing debates

My understanding is, if you are unable to navigate the stream due to being blocked, you may go around on land. This was just under discussion on Bank Fishing and the YMCA apologized to our fellow Kayakers who had blocked portage and had to go around on their grounds. The Sheriff got it all straightened out, and no more ugliness from the YMCA camp councilors .

pretend i see this and start knocking on every door trying to ask for permission...

but no one answered. so, i GO FOR IT!
then, i find myself at gunpoint being yelled at & TOLD

"This is private property! U need to LEAVE!!! "

its probobly best to say,
sorry JLo, grab what u can then leave both quickly & quietly.

cause getting mouthy & with the
land owner or law usually don't work out in my favor.


trespassed before but was so quick & stealthy i didnt get spotted
could have been scolded, escorted off, cuffed n stuffed, shot and or all the above
n hospitalized then put in the pokie.
while im in there maybe Bubba wants to go broke back or all silence of the lamb on me.
DONT LET BUBBA GO BROKE BACK!!!


heed the signs

There are a lot of erroneous beliefs about trespassing and rights to water. The best thing is to educate yourself and even if law enforcement tells you the "rights and wrongs", see how his/her interpretation stacks up against code. Following is an example where a poster IMO got bad info from a LEO (assuming he is telling the story correctly):

http://texasfishingforum.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/topics/8998634/2

It's posted here because we aren't Nazis in the kayak section, Big Redneck is a good friend to many of us, and it is still applicable if you try to launch or portage your kayak on private land.

I can just about guarantee you that you are the only one who is bothered by the existence of this post, yet you continue to return to it. Cool bud.

ease up aggie. hes a southern brother.
dont think he means any harm. besides, we arnt trying to get bigreds thread locked down now!

here... offer him one of these chocolate striped cookies!

Yak'n Aggie has the right of it. Its posted here because we don't go ape $ h!+ over someone venting here in the yak forum. Especially when we all know big redneck as a yakker who wanted to vent about an issue,it doesn't really matter what law says what, the cops obviously sided with BR, he wasn't asking for legal advice he was talking to his buddies. If you want to talk about laws and argue start your own fishing law thread. Redneck being someone who saw his father arrested for dumb stuff, I see why you feel the way you do. Its crushing to watch your father get arrested, but after a while you realize its him and not the police or anyone else's fault.

BC,

here, have a snowball

Rather than discuss whether this thread belongs in the kayak section or not, I would rather try to guess what the kid's t-shirt says. I'm guessing "I'm coming to town - better lock up your daughters".

Its a great discussion and from either side of the equation, something that everyone can learn from. As kayak fishermen its only a matter of time if you enjoy finding out of the way places to launch or fish, before you find yourself in this type of situation, whether intentionally or otherwise. Speaking from experience, learning the laws here is much more enjoyable than finding out the old fashioned way.