Can a dock owner tell you to NOT fish around their dock and justifiably be in their rights to do so??! A situation came about last weekend and i'm just curious to know what & how my fellow fishermen feel in regards to scenario... :p
Can a dock owner tell you to NOT fish around their dock and justifiably be in their rights to do so??! A situation came about last weekend and i'm just curious to know what & how my fellow fishermen feel in regards to scenario... :p
don`t know the lwas in your state but in Ga. the land owners land ends at the water line they can build a dock over the water with a permit but they don`t own the water unde it . as long as you don`t git on the dock or tie up to it they can`t say anything about it . i would ask a game warden for sure . the dock is like a boat if some one is fishing off it then be crtious and stay away .
On some game and fish lakes, you can get a permit to build a pier or dock, but you can't restrict public access. I think the game and fish claims 20 feet from the water edge. My wife and I rented a place on the water that had a dock that was a hot fishing spot. There were several guides that fished there, but as long as we were on the dock and fishing they steered clear. My guess is that it's probably legal to fish it, but not worth the hassle. All the fish in the lake will not be under 1 dock.
Depends on the lake your at. I was at Lake Hamilton and was told to stay away from the docks. The land owner owned to the center of the pool. I think it was Hamilton, anyway it was near Hot Springs and was an arkansas power and light lake. I never went back again.
I know on Norfolk, Bull Shoals, a year or two ago, the COE was looking at making a ruling that you could not fish the docks from a boat.
Dock owners were tired of hooks in lines going to the dock. Not sure how it came out but the dock owerns were pushing it hard
I fish docks as well and I've only had a few encounters with dock owners in which they asked me not to fish under their dock. Memorial Day weekend I had a dock owner come down and ask me if I could get any closer to his dock, I kept my mouth shut and kept on fishing. I came back that Monday and the dock owner had lined the outside of his dock with 2 x 6's and lattis. I just laughed and went on to the next dock. I've asked the local game warden and he said as long as I was not on the dock or tied up to the dock, it was legal to fish under the dock. I'm not going to be disrespectful to anyone. If they ask me not to fish under their dock, I will leave but I will be back later. They own the dock but not the water under it.
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Originally Posted by arkdrakehunter
I have a friend that loves for people to fish his dock and boathouse. He runs a 1/2" nylon rope underwater about 18" all around the perimeter. Runs it every other day. He hasn't bought crappie or bass baits in years.
I remember a day on Lake Conway just wearing them out off these folks dock. A lady saw me and come out walking on the dock and started baiting Yo Yo's and fishing around the dock. I just kept fishing and continued to wear them out, right in front of her. Was'nt long after her frustration and anger her husband came down and started fishing and walking all over the dock as to scare fish and run me off. I pulled off the dock about five feet and kept fishing and wearing em out. I looked at em and said WOW thanks you guys scared em right too me. LOL They finally broke down and asked me what I was useing.
Most people think they own the water in AR, even on a private lake, you don't own the water. The water is the propety of the state. This is why the AGFC requires a license to fish, even in pvt ponds. They may not enforce the law on most pvt ponds, but it is still the law.
In closing, fish the docks, but don't get into a fight over it, there are other places to fish on most lakes.