How to find river access points

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munkinstein

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Hey I've been fishing a Lake Erie Trib in my area and I'm pretty new to the wonderful sport of Trout fishing. I caught my first steelhead and now I'm hooked. I'm having a problem finding access points on the river I fish. There is one public access point but the river is huge and I'm sure that I'm missing out on many great fishing opportunities by not exploiting more of the river. I know from contacting the local conservation authority that all the land that abuts the river is private. There are many bridges that cross the river that could provide wonderful access to many sections of the river, not to mention the large numbers of smaller feeder streams that flow into the main channel. My question is how do you find access points and how to deal with all this private land. The river, I won't name, is popular for trout anglers and I've seen people parked at some of the bridges. I don't want to run foul of the law or pissed off land-owners. I've tried asking people that I meet while fishing, but it seems as though asking those folks for places to fish gets me looks of disapproval, or as one old guy did, told to love off. I'm new to the area and other than asking people I have no idea how to find places to fish. Any help would be appreciated.
 
Drive around and see what you can find. Google map the area, find spots where there is public access... parks, bridges, conservaton areas, etc. and start doing the legwork. If there's privately owned land, knock on the door and ask for permission to fish their property.
 
That's the downside to fishing. People buying up land and thinking they OWN the water. They own the land to and sometimes under the water. Just look for worn walking trails along the river. If I see a trail I'll check it out they usually lead to some pools. No trails usually mean private land and no one is going there.

Good luck and look for no tresspassing signs.
 
Google maps! Look for hydro ROWs and tiny parks at the dead end of a street. Those be the easiest places to spot.
 

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