The San Antonio is a very small creek that probably couldn't stand much
pressure without being trashed. I hate to pay a fee, but it seems like a
reasonable balance to this problem. The roads make this public land too
accessible. If access isn't restricted in some way, I'm pretty confident it
would become another beer can and salmom egg jar wasteland. I'm not a snob,
but I would rather jump through some hoops and pay $30 to fish this place a
few times than be disappointed many times for free.

If you are on a tight budget, I've always found that you can invest in a
little hike to get the same kind of results, if not better.

Jim


"bruiser" wrote in message
...
I'll agree that outrageous user fees would be a bad thing, but in this
case
it's different. There's a mandate that the whole preserve be cash flow
positive at some point.

And it's surrounded by a big watershed that's open to the public - where I
normally fish.

bruce h