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We're just having a little fun here. Sounds like you handled it about as well as possible.
I also think the landowner broke the law by trying to chase you off public access land by claiming it was private.
Next time, if it happens again just for fun I would take out my phone and video record the conversation. Let her know she is breaking the law and you are going to call the police and press charges. I bet she changes her tune pretty quickly then.
Point taken, however given the context of this thread OP believes access is public so I doubt we're talking about a pond on private land.A pond or lake is not a waterway and could well be private.
Point taken, however given the context of this thread OP believes access is public so I doubt we're talking about a pond on private land.
All bank access is public in Oregon IF you can traverse the bank below the 'normal' high water mark. In other words, you can't cut through somebodies property to get to a fishing hole, but you can walk along the bank from a public access point to get there.
https://www.oregon.gov/dsl/WW/Documents/PublicRightUseWaterways.pdf
It includes floatable in the law so as long as a kayak, canoe or drift boat can make reasonable progress then I think you would be fine and it say later that in pursuance of jus publican rights you can walk while angling as well as stand on gravel bars and stuff. Honestly though the more I overthink this the more the law seems more vagueCAREFULL:
My understanding is:
This applies ONLY to navigable waters. You can get into trouble on certain popular steelhead rivers or great trout streams.
My understanding is you can’t step foot on or drop anchor on any part of those rivers (non navigable) or streams that run across private property.
Some of the best portions of trout streams (rivers) in this state are ,in effect, privately owned.
Sorry if this hi jacked this thread, hot button.
It includes floatable in the law so as long as a kayak, canoe or drift boat can make reasonable progress then I think you would be fine and it say later that in pursuance of jus publican rights you can walk while angling as well as stand on gravel bars and stuff. Honestly though the more I overthink this the more the law seems more vague
I think maybe the miles of private water is just like saying that not many people use it? Cause unless you're buying a house with miles of property on the water, if you were at a campground or something that definitely won't be private water.Why are There are places that advertise miles of private water?
To muddy it up a bit, here is a good piece on the subject:
https://www.statesmanjournal.com/st...ivers-streams-creeks-oregon-legal/3135970002/