Angling Trade E-Survey: How do you really feel about “private” water?

• That’s a trout problem, and I like to fish saltwater, bass, bluegill, carp, pike and other things because of it.
• I think private water, anywhere, is a sin and a stain on fishing, and I think everything should be open to everyone, all the time.
• I think you deal with what is, and let the states decide—you want access, go to Montana, want privacy, go somewhere else where the law is different.
• I see it both ways, think our public rivers can get pressured too much, so it’s good to be able to find some guaranteed solitude, even if it costs money.
• If a private outfitter can make money via permits on public water, any landowner should be able to make money off of water that flows through their property.
• Anyone who complains about private water, or pressured public water… is simply too lazy to hike a little bit.

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