Fishing from Bridges

Zee · 05-03-2004, 09:34 PM

Does anyone know what the rules are with regards to fishing from bridges. We had an altercation with a fisherman on the Long Island Bridge who had two poles baited and in the water, one on each side of the bridge in the center of the channel. We saw him on one side and avoided his line. But upon exiting under the bridge on the other side, we didn't see his line and it snagged our rear cleat. Someone on board our boat injured themselves in the rush to disconnect the caught line. Is fishing from the middle of a bridge allowed? Shouldn't both poles be attended? The fisherman was quite nasty!

05-03-2004, 09:34 PM	#1
Zee Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Union Wharf, Tuftonboro Posts: 173 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 1 Post	Fishing from Bridges Does anyone know what the rules are with regards to fishing from bridges. We had an altercation with a fisherman on the Long Island Bridge who had two poles baited and in the water, one on each side of the bridge in the center of the channel. We saw him on one side and avoided his line. But upon exiting under the bridge on the other side, we didn't see his line and it snagged our rear cleat. Someone on board our boat injured themselves in the rush to disconnect the caught line. Is fishing from the middle of a bridge allowed? Shouldn't both poles be attended? The fisherman was quite nasty!