Access is an increasing problem. The parcel's are being chopped up smaller and smaller with that many new land owner's. Where before one man would own 60 acre's, and not mind fisher's/hunter's. Now twelve people would have the control. I'm not educated in this area, but in a lot of case's easement (I've had access through here for so long you can't stop me now) has to be an issue. This is how I think the stream bank's should be. Free movement up and down, unless a natural barrier exist's. However, the real problem (as it's been since I've been a kid) is PIG'S wrecking everything by littering and dumping car's, appliances, couch's ect. A few year's ago I was fishing my favorite Stilly trib. for Sea-Run Cutt's. When I met the landowner who had the property on both side's of the creek. He asked me about myself and explained that he actually owned the streambed. I was taken aback the next year when I found No Tresspass sign's strung all the way across the streambank. Respecting the sign's I did'nt fish my best hole. I called him up that night, and found out that he was having a dispute with a neihboring landowner. I was glad I was able to teach him how to kick the trout with my jig/bobber technique. Otherwise I probally would'nt have felt comfortable calling him. I guess the moral of this story is to respect the owner and his property, and be nice to the people you meet fishing. Your future fishing my just be in their hand's. Rock On?