sorry guys... but throughout this argument one misnomer has been bugging me....
the land owner does not own the water.... he owns the LAND... this means the owns the bank...
from my perspective as an open minded canoeist... when i go to a river the permission i would seek would be that of the LAND owner whose LAND i cross to get on and off the river...
the water is not owned by him.. you guys pay for the right to sit there on his land to fish not the water in which you fish...
before everyone gets up tight on this one... i am all for access to rivers in this country, i have no intention of paddling on fishing lakes and on the rivers i do paddle should i encounter a fisherman i always ask where best to pass...
unfortunately in any sport you do get a narrow minded group who believe in no comprise, but its not just us, canoeist cars whilst parked up on rivers with negoiated and paid for access are still vandalised by fisherman but we accept that this is just a narrow minded selection of anglers not the view off all...
i hope every one keeps an open mind on this discussion and i'll be interested to see how it all pans out...
cheers
Dominic
