Fishing on private land

[Dirty007]

Does anyone know if you can fish on private land as long as you are in the water?

 

[Blue Lines]

Hmmm...that is contrary to the AG's public opinion on this topic from 2005. In that opinion it was stated that non-navigable waterways that are large enough to run a boat up/on can be used by the public. Maybe I'm mis-interpreting it. Waterways that have been officially designated as navigable are state-owned and available to the public, but for the remaining bodies of water we default to the AG's 2005 opinion.

Further reading of the 2005 opinion also reveals that waters which are or ever were used for commerce or transportation of people are considered navigable. Running logs down a river is considered historical commerce (which has been done on most mountain rivers and many large streams in the cascades and coast range).