Agreed; probably the likely outcome. Considering there used to be very, very limited access to the river, the 5 FWP sites below the dam, and the county road crossings provide fishermen the ability...
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Agreed; probably the likely outcome. Considering there used to be very, very limited access to the river, the 5 FWP sites below the dam, and the county road crossings provide fishermen the ability...
Shouldn't have said stream access, it's more of who owns the stream bottom in rivers determined to navigable; e.g. in states like Wyoming and Colorado (and many others), the landowner also controls...
The US Supreme court was more than willing to step in for PPL against the state's claim to legal standard limits of navigability/streambed ownership so, although a different situation, precedence...
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/state-supreme-court-to-hear-appeal-of-stream-access-ruling/article_2b74d202-e1fd-567b-ad54-4b9e38e64b45.html
Wasn't planning to be in...