So much for the theory that the gov would lend a sympathetic ear to fishing/coastal access issues being a "former quahogger" huh, Joe?
"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.