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I don't think they actually connect to the Tualatin but I'm not 100% sure, also one of the reason I was asking about them. I'd really prefer to not get arrested on my lunch break!Throbbit and Noah...that is NOT a good idea at all! Private property in Oregon does NOT have to be marked with any signs. If you are caught on private land without owner's consent, you ARE trespassing. You can be arrested for trespassing, even it the land is unmarked. It is INADVISABLE without proper owner consent. I only mention this for your protection (and I don't have the money to bail you guys out).
BTW, those ponds look like they be on/OFF trib's of the Tualatin River. True?
I don't think they actually connect to the Tualatin but I'm not 100% sure, also one of the reason I was asking about them. I'd really prefer to not get arrested on my lunch break!
Those *are* all private property - and the property owners/managers aren't keen on letting the public fish them, at least they weren't when I've inquired before. They didn't want the liability of having random people out in their wetlands and potentially injuring themselves or drowning. Very nice looking little bodies of water - but unless you can convince the owners to let you on - I'd leave them be unless you want to face trespassing charges
Well there's your answer. Too many of the great looking ponds are private. Oh Well.
FYI - I have 'earned' the right to fish quite a bit of private land by providing the owner with a pre-printed card that list my name, address, phone number, vehicle description and license number, a list of Oregon fishing & hunting clubs that I am a member of.
And I offer to clean up the areas or even do some light work in exchange for the right to fish/hunt the property. I also look like a outdoorsman and not a convict or transient. I drive up to their property when they are present, am polite, and do what I say I am going to do.
This has earned me the right to fish multiple private Oregon ponds, streams and rivers. Some will ask for payment to use the property or park there, but most, after the initial shock of my asking have given me permission without hesitation. Since I have been doing this, I have actually made some new friends, as well as some fishing buddies, as some join me for some fishing and to ask about the various organizations that I belong to.
And remember it is their property.... don't act upset if they say, "no"... just thank them for their time... some may surprise you by reversing their first decision.
p.s. I get to fish a lot of private properties in Washington, Yamhill and Columbia Counties like this.
Well once it warms up a bit I still might see if I can make some new friends. They might just be open to it for no other reason that to see a guy in a white dress shirt and tie fishing in their pond!