Last night I was fishing in my favorite spot in the back of the Occoquan River. The conditions looked right for some striper action.
While I was fishing a security guard stopped. I believe that he was representing Fairfax County Water Authority. The security guard yelled to me that I couldn't be in that area and I needed to move back. I complied with his requests.
Still, I am curious as to what authority he had to make me move. I was in the water and I had kayaked to that location. I was sitting in my kayak and I was not standing on any rocks or the bank. In the past I have not been bothered when I was fishing and I have seen employees of the Fairfax County Water Authority fishing and bow fishing in that area.
From what I have read this would be similar to some of the issues on the Jackson. The main exception is that we are not dealing with Kings Grants here. The State of Virginia owns the stream bed. If this is the case then I was allowed to be in that area and the Security Guard had overstepped his authority. I could understand it as being trespassing had I walked into the area but since I kayaked I believe that I was legally in the area.
I am really tired of dealing with the loss of fishing spots in this area. Not too long ago we had the issue with wading at Gravely Point.
I have sent an email to the Fairfax County Water Authority asking them what the boundaries are. I forgot to mention that there were no signs on the river etc.
Based on my knowledge of the laws I think that I was legally allowed in the area I was fishing.
-- While I was fishing a security guard stopped. I believe that he was representing Fairfax County Water Authority. The security guard yelled to me that I couldn't be in that area and I needed to move back. I complied with his requests.
Still, I am curious as to what authority he had to make me move. I was in the water and I had kayaked to that location. I was sitting in my kayak and I was not standing on any rocks or the bank. In the past I have not been bothered when I was fishing and I have seen employees of the Fairfax County Water Authority fishing and bow fishing in that area.
From what I have read this would be similar to some of the issues on the Jackson. The main exception is that we are not dealing with Kings Grants here. The State of Virginia owns the stream bed. If this is the case then I was allowed to be in that area and the Security Guard had overstepped his authority. I could understand it as being trespassing had I walked into the area but since I kayaked I believe that I was legally in the area.
I am really tired of dealing with the loss of fishing spots in this area. Not too long ago we had the issue with wading at Gravely Point.
I have sent an email to the Fairfax County Water Authority asking them what the boundaries are. I forgot to mention that there were no signs on the river etc.
Based on my knowledge of the laws I think that I was legally allowed in the area I was fishing.
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