Ok.. Here's a little piece of info... the Lower stretch of the Lyre, to the saltwater is completely private land.. One of the few instances of it in the state. What happened was that the land was claimed before the laws went into effect, and they fought to keep it... In turn, we have to pay to fish it now... You cannot just walk down the riverbed to fish it, as in most other private property cases. Hope this helps as it is possible to own the riverbed.

However, if you are in a float tube, or raft of some sort, you'd be safe, just so you didn't touch bottom,as one cannot own the water itself. However, it would be strictly lawful by techincality, asking for trouble, blah blah.. Not to mention HARD TO DO... =) Trust me, I've checked into, and considered all aspects of how I could fish that darn section..

Tom