Another nail in Elk Creek's coffin. Don't know what really happened there but I think the property owner should have been given the benefit of the doubt, he has allowed people to travel his property for the 20 plus years I have fished it, again not really knowing what happened THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED BETTER! Now another big piece of Elk is gone from Whiteman's Bridge to the trestle.

Is that the bridge on Elk Park Rd? I can't find whiteman's bridge on any maps.

Its the road out of Lake City, might be Elk Park Road I only know it as Whiteman bridge

Ok then I think that's the Elk Park Rd bridge. I don't know local names up there. I did not fish that stretch more than just a few times, but there was always lots of guys around there. Now all the other spots will be even more packed.
I heard or read this story somewhere so take for what it's worth, that the land owner was out shooting target on his own property one day last year and a fisherman called the cops on him. That's what brought on the posted signs. Wasn't sure exactly where they were talking about when I heard it, so now I know.

Probably no fixing it now that it is posted, hope the owner changes his mind. Still think it could have BEEN HANDLED BETTER!
 

Being a State Police Certified Firearms Instructor for police officers, I feel a little coaching IF NEEDED, or a little common sense talking could have avoided the mess.
Nuff Said on my part.
Im out

If I owned a patch mup there Id be charging $50 to fish on my ground n $10 to park jus sayin.

In a year or two, $50 will buy a loaf of bread…

In the county where I live, the creek is a public right of way. Landowners can post whatever they want, but as long as you stay in the water, or within the high-water line, you can fish anywhere you want and nobody can say jack about it. Seems to me that in a place like Erie where the PFBC is charging xtra license fees for fishing privileges, the state and/or county would've made similar laws to protect the revenue and the resource. Allowing private landowners to post property and restrict access to a public funded resource, then charge people to fish there for fish they've already paid license fees for is just outrageous. I can likely assume that back when this whole steelhead breeding and stocking program started in Pa, some of the lawyers and politicians at that time were local landowners.

Landowner rights in PA date back to the 1800’s.

This topic comes up every year. Check the archives do all the information of why you are wrong doesn’t need to be rehashed.

Search under navigable waterways. There are none in Erie.