Based on past experience, I don't think it is very wise to trust the power of a printout of an RCW to protect me when fishing along the houseboats in Lake Union.   The Harbor Patrol can easily get involved and tell you to "Move on".  Their interpretation is that you are causing a "Disturbance of the Peace," and "Engaging in the act of voyurism" by placing your boat in the narrow confines between and behind boat houses.   They will tell you that your activities could be likened to those of a Peeping Tom. ???  Never mind that the charges won't hold up in court, it's enough to get you to move away from your close proximety to the house boats.  Been there, done that! 

Smitty

Tell them if they arrest you for voyeurism because they are making it up to get you to move along.....that you will own their department when you sue them for false arrest and a violation of your civil rights (they won't have probable cause when they know you are just fishing and have no intent of voyeurism). Tell them they are better off talking to the boat owners and dealing with it that way. but make sure you have all your required equipment when they start trying to find something wrong with your boat..

Smitty,
Was it the binoculars or the camera that gave you away?   

Smitty..you perve..

Just on a side note of the RCW thing. It is not illegal for a homeowner to say whatever they want (non threatening) from THEIR property. If you are on public property and they are on private, they can go on for how ever long they want. As long as they are not threateing you you can do nothing. If you feel indangered then you may have a complaint. That RCW is directed more towards the yoyos out there that like to follow hunters around in the woods and blow whistles and fire guns.

I have had a situation like that and was told by both F&W and county cops that they can do nothing.

Just thought that I would mention it so you don't make a false claim while your yelling at a guy on their dock.

Me and Shannon had a guy tell us that he owned all the TIDE lands in front of his house on lake sammamish. I asked him what time high tide was this morning and were exactly his mean low tide mark is. What an idiot. He is also a lawyer he claims and he would have somebody here to haul us off. He picked the wrong guy to throw out BS lines to. 30 minutes later of a good tung lashing of facts and low blows from me, his wife came out and saved him. That when Shannons claws came out and she jumped in on it. It was great! We ended it peacefully though. I simply said " see ya tommorrow"


Mike

Mike is right. They can stand there and talk as much smack as they want as long as they aren't threatening you, which then becomes a crime. Look at it as a protest. They can stand there and voice they're opinions and voices all they want. Once they hinder you then that would be another issue. They lady hosing you guys down Russ, is technically an assault. But it isn't worth our precious fishing time....