bad fish rising 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2013 NATEDUBAY I live in Manistee county in brethren. im between the big Manistee & bear creek. you cant park 100ft on either side of a bridge on the bear. you cant park next to pine creek at all. I had this debate with a baitstore owner once. we called the Cadillac DNR post & got switched around to 4 different people who would not answer this question. they seem to want to keep the people in the dark or its such a messy law they cant answer it themselves. I got my info about the road commission from the Oakland county rd commission when I used to live down by Clarkston & fish a trout river down there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
natedubay 0 Report post Posted August 18, 2013 That's generally a local ordinance so the fire trucks can pump water out of the creek. Sometimes there is a fire hose attachment on the bridge railing that you can see, other times they just have to drop a hose. It's pretty common in rural areas where there are no water towers. Fire trucks aren't known for their handling abilities hence the 100 ft clearance. Just park 101 feet away and walk. It doesn't change the fishing access, just your parking ability. I'm sure there are conflicting laws, life would be so boring without them. I let common sense prevail generally, if cars are getting towed... don't park or fish there. Alot of bear creek is on public land, go there. You're in a good spot in Bretheren, you have a lot of fishing options within an hour drive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bad fish rising 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2013 natedubay there are signs not to park by the bridges. I don't want to argue the point I was just giving the examples of the law around the state I have seen. I know where all the state access is on the bear plus plenty of pay areas. there are plenty of places to fish in my area when the "people run" is on without adding to the local problems. most problems in the century circle are caused by idiots trespassing, littering, snagging and just plain being assholes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoebop 0 Report post Posted August 20, 2013 I live in MI and you have 60 ft of easement to the rivers from any bridge in the state. The major problem is parking. Most bridges don't have any legal parking areas so you would have to have someone drop you off. Also access might be hindered by the physical properties and geographics of the area meaning you can't get to the river because of the terrain. Edit: This excludes RR bridges as they are private property. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimboha! 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2013 Idaho is the same way. Anchoring is trespassing. Just got back from CO and ran into an example of land owner laws that would not fly in MI or MN or WI unless a law has changed since I fished them. In CO it has been determined the land owner owns the land under the river. If he owns on both sides he owns it all, if only one side then the property line is in middle of normal river channel. This came to light when drift boats have been anchoring in some areas the landowner is a real jerk and he's calling in their license # and boat and they get a warning from warden, ticket if doing it again. This is BS and no one should own the property under the river. Wading into private land in CO can get you arrested for trespass (and I know some other states have adopted this law), and not only that but similar to Olde England, you must pay a rod fee to landowner to get on the property ONLY if you choose to pay a guide service that he has given the permission to. They cannot stop you from floating thru their property but drop and anchor and you're in big trouble. What??? I just moved FROM Idaho where I lived and fished for 18 years. Rivers are public access up to the normal high water mark, portage around obstacles, etc. Surely you are mistaken. Now, I just moved TO Utah and I'm struggling to get used to the "landowner owns the ground UNDER the river" concept which just recently became law. How can a public river be "public" if only the actual water is public??? Jimboha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nate 0 Report post Posted September 10, 2013 Get a pontoon and float that bad boy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites