re: Is there an etiquette while fishing docks?

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Oh, so you come along, fish under his private pier and the hard labor of building a under water structure over a long period of time,

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This reminds me of the Catahoula Lake argument. "My grampa hunted this spot since 1892, so I have therefore established a "lease" on public property."

On a natural navigable Lake, the State owns the water bottom to the ordinary high water make. 99% opf these docks are built atop state lands, and some camps even encroach. If you build on public property, the public can use it. Etiquette might require you to avoid it while someone is on it, just like you shouldn't fish right on top of someone(though that rule is violated frequently).