Ocaliman
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- Apr 21, 2006
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- Detector(s) used
- Minelab Excalibur 1000
- Primary Interest:
- Beach & Shallow Water Hunting
I need an opinion... I know of a place here in central Florida that is/was a fairly popular swimming beach on a public lake. The beach has had a commercial operation for swimming, picknicking, etc. for many many years. I have heard stories of people trying to gain permission in the past to detect the beach, but have had no luck in gaining said permission from the old owners. I noticed awhile back that it is closed and may reopen after remodeling, and have heard that the original owners have since sold the property. The question is...
Since this is a public lake with a county owned boat ramp, (which btw is open to metal detecting in the county parks) would you think that I would have any problem using my pontoon boat, anchoring off the property, raising a dive flag, and hunting the area with SCUBA gear? I know that in the state of Florida, a property owner owns lake front property, and has Littoral rights, which dictate that his property line is dynamic with the rising and falling of the lake waters. Since this is a pay-to-use privately owned "beach", do those property rights extend out into the lake itself?
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Since this is a public lake with a county owned boat ramp, (which btw is open to metal detecting in the county parks) would you think that I would have any problem using my pontoon boat, anchoring off the property, raising a dive flag, and hunting the area with SCUBA gear? I know that in the state of Florida, a property owner owns lake front property, and has Littoral rights, which dictate that his property line is dynamic with the rising and falling of the lake waters. Since this is a pay-to-use privately owned "beach", do those property rights extend out into the lake itself?
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
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