Hmmm pretty interesting..I have never fished Candlewood..but my thoughts go like this..
If the candlewood boat owners were to come to Shelton or Stratford to fish during the summer they really have no place to launch for free and there arent daily launch passes for sale atleast non that i am aware of..so they would have to pay $75.100,150 whatever it is for the season..So why shouldt the people who go there have to pay? My understanding is the ramps there are state owned not town owned.I personally believe it is town owned then that town has the right o charge a fee to use them.But when the state owns the ramp and the town wants to charge for use of that ramp then it is wrong..Fishermen ,waterskiers.etc pump so much $$$$$ into the local areas that in turn by charging to use it they may see a big decline in that $$$$ because i dont think alot of people who fish different areas will pony up the $$$$$ for every lake they want to fish.