Water Access Wars Seep Into Southeast

As the population in North Carolina’s western mountains grows, so too does interest from private entities in laying claim to public water access. For decades, anglers have dealt increasing harassment from landowners that are ignorant of the public’s rights on public trust waters. The ability to recreate has always hinged on the question of navigability, and those rights include access to, and use of the streambed. If a waterway can be floated across by any means of conveyance, in North ...