ROMNEY, W.Va. – The public fishing and boating access known as Blue Ford North on the South Branch of the Potomac River in Hampshire County has been re-opened, according to Bret Preston, Asst. Chief of the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. The Blue Ford North public access was temporarily closed earlier this year because of questions regarding the public right-of-way. Preston says those questions have been resolved and anglers and boaters now have access again.