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Originally Posted by REDman
from my understanding if they're walking on water it's not consider a private property
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Your understanding is what most people think but is unfortunately wrong; that's not how it works in NJ and that is how Lake Solitude club, Raritan Inn, etc are able to successfully prosecute people for being on their private waters every year. There is no right to fish navigable non-tidal waters like in other states (unfortunately). Yes, it sucks.
Here's a great summary of the NJ law with references:
http://www.americanwhitewater.org/co...Wiki/access:nj
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Waters in which the tide ebbs and flows are public to the extent that the sea flows and reflows. Accordingly, the public can use such waters for boating, fishing, swimming, and all other legal activities. On the other hand, waters with no ebb and flow of the tide are private waters and generally may not be used by the public without the consent of the owners. Non-tidal waters that are navigable-in-fact may be used by the public only for navigation, but not for other purposes such as fishing.
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