Is the sport of fishing in deep water?

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http://www.louisianasportsman.com/details.php?id=213

quote:
The right of outdoorsmen to fish and hunt on navigable waters was issued a stunning defeat Aug. 29 when a federal judge ruled that the public has no "right to fish and hunt on the Mississippi River."

U.S. District Court Judge Robert G. James ignored recommendations from his own magistrate in ruling in a case pitting a group of anglers against East Carroll Parish Sheriff Mark Shumate over the legality of trespassing arrests stemming from their fishing on Mississippi River flood waters in Northeast Louisiana.

"This is gigantic," said Mark Hilzim, president of Restore Our Waterway Access, Inc. "He has opened up Pandora's box. If I read that (ruling) right, does that mean nobody has the right to fish above the low-water mark?

"Every fisherman in the country needs to pay attention to this."

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Hilzim said the case is so sweeping that it could prohibit hunting and fishing on navigable waters across the country.

"This ruling has the potential to end fishing," he said. "It can apply to rivers, streams, bayous. Is that what this guy is saying?

"This has a potentially profound effect on fishing."

With several lakes, rivers, and streams in the Tulsa area, and indeed all of Oklahoma, what sort of impact will this have on the tourism industry?

Can someone with a little more insight into water channels give me any more information regarding this?