A few years back I ran into a problem on the Methow river with a local land owner who chased me down after he spotted me crossing above a rapid from fishing on HIS SIDE of the river. He is Indian, this was non treaty land, I was parked in and fishing a public fishing area and, I was below high water mark on HIS SIDE at all times in fact I never was out of the water, yet he insisted I was on his property and his deed went to the middle of the river, and he was calling tribal cops, by the way he had a large buck knife on his side and a rifle in his hands that he kept pointing at me. No cops showed, and after an hour of his crap he left. I went to town and talked to the State Patrol, who called the OLY office. The responce was that there were only TWO NON-TREATY DEEDS in the state on Navigable waters. and his was not one of them. And by the way I was told I had the right to defend myself if this happened again, and I will do just that. I pose no threat to people or thier property, only fish. So don't go pointing guns at fisherman, it's not worth it. In some land owners minds they might think they own to the middle of a Navigable river, in fact only two in the State of Washington really do, Is that you? you better find out before you get yourselves in trouble.

when I own river front property (and I will)I will not allow strangers to park or cross on my land, but those who drift by will be welcom to anchor up, or walk the bank. If there observed littering they will be turned in. Its their right to do so.