The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
Also, do you think their is demand to fish on unused private land and access. For example if I owned a piece of land and never fished it, would you pay 50 or so dollars to have it for a day?
I oppose privatized waters and will not patronize them regardless of how good the fishing may be. Because they narrow the stakeholder base through means-based access,
It's only a matter of time before it blows up and that is as it should be.
They could do this and then the runs might all but completely disappear. Or they could raise the creel limit to 10 and watch the runs of both browns and steelhead quadruple and the size of the average fish go up by 5".
This is nothing compared to streams in Virginia? Maryland? where 'Crown Grants' dating to colonial times wherein a landowner owns the BOTTOM of any stream or waterway on their property- and brought up in court lately- seem to have overridden access by the public...crazy.