Keith: from your #656181 - January 02, 2005 post: "The surface of public bodies of water are accessible for recreational (fishing, boating, etc.) purposes. Property owners may own the bottom in areas such as small streams and rivers. If they do, you would be trespassing if you walked in the portion of the river they own. They can not keep you off the surface."

Is this 11 year old policy still valid? Also, with regard to raft-able portions of the Farmington/Shetucket rivers, if floating through shoreline posted areas, is is legal to step out of the raft into the water, tie to an in-stream boulder, drop an anchor, or must one stay in the raft afloat at all times?