fishing licenses

im not disputing that. do you know of anyone under 65 who has used that and not been ticketed??


oh and to the OP, dilli is native to new york and says unless things have changed it doesnt matter if its a trout stream or not.

there are a couple exceptions but most waterways if they adjoin your property you do not need a license.

 

ive been thinking about it for years lol

 

dude i never said it was your problem. you came to my thread. anyways, its not about the fine. the cop said it would prob be like 5 bucks. its about the principle.

 

I come back to visit no more than every 5 years. If it's not the hippie stink of Monroe Avenue it's a dumb rednecks of Wayne County (at least 20 of whom are related to me directly).

 

im farther north in warren county...more rednecks than anything else up in these parts...

 

thanks man. i read the regulation site you linked and it didnt specifically address the topic (i dont think).

 

add a couple zero's to that 5,,

i would fight it if i were you. the regulations read like you were not required to have one.

 

ok thanks its kinda far from my house so im hoping not to have to go to court. i think im just gonna mail in my ticket and plea not guilty with a note saying i was on my property and see how that works out.

 

If you honestly think that's the case, fight it in court. But I'm telling you, knowing the canal system through Wayne and Monroe as I do, you don't own the water or the bed through which it flows. Doesn't matter where you live, it's all Empire property, pun totally intended.

 

i kind of got worked up in this thread but im really not too worried about it lol i just think its unfair but w/e shit happens. im gonna send in my plea of not guilty and see what happens.

 

was it a creek or a canal?

 

creek lol

 

a canal is different,it has corp lines even if it on your property but generally with creeks and rivers the property line goes to the middle of the stream,unless of course you own both sides of the waterway.

i dunno,id fight it personally,at the very least i would consult a lawyer. something like this you should be able to find one to clarify the law for you for free over the phone.

 

As stated previously by both the cop and another poster, you don't own the water. It's not your property. It's not even your dad's property. You broke the law and got caught. Quit the bitchin.

 

You would be surprised just how little protection of your rights to privacy and unreasonable search and seizure you actually have on private property. You have protection within your curtilage, the area right around your home, but a law enforcement official can legally trespass on private property while "in the line of duty" even if it is posted No Trespassing. A LEO can also drive into your driveway and come and knock on your door while doing his job unless you have a gate. He may be just looking for someone else and had the wrong house, but if he were to see say some weed he could bust you. I'm sure these laws vary by state and my familiarity of these laws relates to AK and CA.

So the fish cop was looking for illegal fishers, in the line of duty, and therefore probably was within the law even on you property.

 

this is how i've always understood the law. even if you live on a lake, i was under the impression that you owned so many feet from the shore..

even so, i feel like siding with the cop because he was accused of stealing beer which he legally confiscated from a minor, as per his job description...

 

also, why were you looking at the cop's dick?

 

dude that was a joke about stealing the beer. im grateful that he didnt charge me with it. im still pissed i got ticket for fishing on my own property. he woulda given me the ticket with or without the beer. idk why everyone is jumping on my case for this. chilll the fuck out.

 

haha, well it is always fun to jump on someone's case when they get all worked up over a dissenting opinion...

 

cool? what i meant was, i was standing on my property. i thought this was understood. im bitching because i think the law is unfair. ppl do that all the time on this website. why am i taking all this heat?