Okay, let's clear up a few things.

The property owner is Lonna St. Martin. She has owned this property for a very long time. Since she is also a member of the Chinook tribe, one could say from time immemorial. She recognizes the value of the area for anglers to catch spring Chinook but she doesn't want the place trashed. Who can blame her?

Unfortunately the past several years there has been a huge influx of anglers in early to mid May trying to catch springers headed for Carson National Fish Hatchery. It went from a few anglers every year to hundreds every weekend. She had been charging $2 per person and $2 per car. Last year, her relatives and friends were collecting these fees as they drove on to her property. That seemed to be working okay but I guess things have changed.

Now it appears she has closed the area entirely. I don't know anything about a gate since I haven't been down there this year. But if she closed it, having the area overrun with anglers is probably a contributing factor.

Most everyone on this BB is probably as considerate as possible when fishing on private property. However, as we've all seen, not everyone who fishes does the same. It's not surprising that Lonna posted her land. I tried to help clean up whenever I was down there. I would also say hi and chit/chat with her whenever she was around. But I could tell she wasn't happy with the numbers of anglers on her land. I hope things improve in the future.