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Originally Posted by TomD
Keep in mind there is a lot of disagreement as to the trespass laws and many people do not want strangers on there property and if your wading your probably trespassing. If you don't make a pest of yourself most seem tolerant. Some will have you arrested. I have had great luck and if in doubt I dont unless I ask first.
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Unless its listed as a state navigable waterway then you have to be able to access it publicly then float it to another public access to be fishing it legally. Otherwise you need to ask permission to be on their property. It used to be where fishermen can access at bridges being a public easement but year after year you seen landowners posting these places. I don't know who is right or has the right of way in that scenario but you still can't get in the water there even if you can legally access it. Floating bridge to bridge would be another can of worms though if it was applicable.
My suggestion is to start around parks with greenways along the creeks. Most of the time the city owns that property and I have yet to be in one around middle tn that didn't have fish. I'd say asking landowners these days is less than a 50/50 venture that it used to be. Too many people have trashed private streams for those who don't.