One less pond to fish.

[flyphisher #]

Thanks to trespassing/ littering bank fishermen, I can no longer fish one of my favorite large ponds. The absentee owner of the land has re-posted everything and changed the locks. No one  that had permission gets to fish anymore. FOund out this morning the group that was cutting fences and such had left a large amount of trash. Prollie same crowd that became verbally abusive and racists with me because they saw me release a few good bass and saw me let a 4lber he went even more nuts from the other side of a 18 acre pond.

We even put trashcans where they were fishing, and they didnt use them and eventually stole them.

From now on if i have permission to fish, I am gonna be an A-hole if the people aint supposed to be there....

[NJfishinGuy]

i really hate jerks that ruin good things for everyone else

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

We try to stay proactive with this issue as well.

Our lake is semi-private and every time we go, we make sure to grab any and all trash we can find, no matter what.  I've scaled banks, climbed hills and made my way through some ugly bramble patches to retrieve trash.  Most of it is just discarded out the car window by residents themselves, or people that use that road to travel to and from their destinations, not by anglers.  This doesn't mean that the people who live there wouldn't be quick to blame us "outsiders" so we pick up everyones trash and give them no ammo.

The place is just too special, not to mention that the residents who do know us personally and allow us access are being kind enough.  It's the least we could do to help keep their neighborhood clean for them IMO.

Alos,..BE SEEN doing it so there is no question that the guys with the boat "most likely" aren't the culprits as they are often seen walking the road, looking for cans, cig packs etc.

Nothing burns me more than seeing someone blatantly and casually tossing a can or something out the window.  It's obvious that the car behind them (me) can plainly see!!  It's like they don't even know it's wrong.  Are there still people out there who are THAT ignorant or are they just THAT pitiful?

[BASS fisherman]

I fish a couple ponds where the litter is BAD. You would need to leave several hours early, just to pick-up all the litter that you'd see. And you would need several bags. Needless to say with the amount of trash there, it really is useless to grab what you could because there is so much more, unless you have a couple days. So I decided to do something about it. I contacted the county parks maintanence director, and Chris Horton from B.A.S.S. and have started the wheels turning for a clean-up project for both parks, and possibly a few more. I would also like to construct used line recepticles to place down on the water so anglers can throw the line into something instead of on the ground which is also a big problem at the ponds. Maybe the effort will carry over to other parks, and folks will stop littering all around the ponds. It really is NOT hard to put it in your pocket to throw away later, or walk to one of the numerous garbage cans to toss out your garbage.

[coondog]

It seems like people think that they have someone following them around picking up after them. Any time I see someone litter I call it in to the local HWY dept and give them the liscense tag #. It only takes a few IDIOTS to make it hard on the rest of us. > > > > > > > > > > >. One thing that really gets me is this. We have a local lake about 45 acres. This is a public lake with plenty of fishing sites. There are several trash cans around the lake, yet everywhere you look there is trash all on the ground. Dont make any sense why people dont have any respect for others. > > > > > > > > > >

[Cravin]

Great topic.  It seems to me that the people with the best ponds have no interest in fishing and your lucky to get permission to fish these large ponds due to that Idiot we have all have met or ran into that throws his crap everywhere and keeps every thing he catches with no regard to the property owner, the effects on the pond, and nature in general. I've lost permission on two ponds due to these jerks who never even had permission to fish them. you know you in trouble when you start finding beer cans around your pond, Beer + Idiot = loss of fishing hole!

I wish we could shove a can up their bum so they can see how long it takes to biodegrade.

[=Matt 5.0=]

Thanks to trespassing/ littering bank fishermen, I can no longer fish one of my favorite large ponds. The absentee owner of the land has re-posted everything and changed the locks. No one that had permission gets to fish anymore. FOund out this morning the group that was cutting fences and such had left a large amount of trash. Prollie same crowd that became verbally abusive and racists with me because they saw me release a few good bass and saw me let a 4lber he went even more nuts from the other side of a 18 acre pond.

We even put trashcans where they were fishing, and they didnt use them and eventually stole them.

From now on if i have permission to fish, I am gonna be an A-hole if the people aint supposed to be there....

Wow, and I thought it was just R.I. that had an out of control litter problem.

[Red]

i remember one season i was fishing in minnesota....i saw a Loon in the water going crazy....i got close to it and it had fishing line all wrapped around its neck and tangled up in one wing...i tried to grab it to help it, but of course it didnt know i was trying to help and it swam off.....about a week later i was on the other side of the lake walking the shoreline casting...i saw a dead Loon washed up on shore....with fishing line tangled in its wing and around its neck...from the amount of line i saw it appeared to be line that someone had thrown out,,,,not a piece of line left over from having a snag

[woodpro1102]

Thanks to trespassing/ littering bank fishermen, I can no longer fish one of my favorite large ponds. The absentee owner of the land has re-posted everything and changed the locks. No one that had permission gets to fish anymore. FOund out this morning the group that was cutting fences and such had left a large amount of trash. Prollie same crowd that became verbally abusive and racists with me because they saw me release a few good bass and saw me let a 4lber he went even more nuts from the other side of a 18 acre pond.

We even put trashcans where they were fishing, and they didnt use them and eventually stole them.

From now on if i have permission to fish, I am gonna be an A-hole if the people aint supposed to be there....

Wow, and I thought it was just R.I. that had an out of control litter problem.

We do have it pretty bad. Thing that ticks me off is especially at gorton pond right near the bank before the police station most of the trash is clearly from anglers. I think people should be more harsh on littering. Next time you see someone throw something on the ground rub their face in it, smack them on the nose and tell them how bad they are.

Alex

[=Matt 5.0=]

Thanks to trespassing/ littering bank fishermen, I can no longer fish one of my favorite large ponds. The absentee owner of the land has re-posted everything and changed the locks. No one that had permission gets to fish anymore. FOund out this morning the group that was cutting fences and such had left a large amount of trash. Prollie same crowd that became verbally abusive and racists with me because they saw me release a few good bass and saw me let a 4lber he went even more nuts from the other side of a 18 acre pond.

We even put trashcans where they were fishing, and they didnt use them and eventually stole them.

From now on if i have permission to fish, I am gonna be an A-hole if the people aint supposed to be there....

Wow, and I thought it was just R.I. that had an out of control litter problem.

We do have it pretty bad. Thing that ticks me off is especially at gorton pond right near the bank before the police station most of the trash is clearly from anglers. I think people should be more harsh on littering. Next time you see someone throw something on the ground rub their face in it, smack them on the nose and tell them how bad they are.

Alex

Gortons is 2 miles from my house. I have never fished there. I wanna give it a shot, maybe put the boat in at Ericksons and go under the bridge.

[Dan:]

The lake I usually fish is right here on the campus of James Madison University. That being the case, there is tons of trash, mostly beer cans. I can't really do anything about it because most of the trash is out in the water and I can only bank fish. SOmetimes it gets so bad that I have to wait for a big rain storm to clear out the trash from the area I fish (right below the feeder creek). I wish I could get everyone to stop littering, but the trash comes downstream from downtown Harrisonburg and I just don't think there's a way to get people to care, especially because only a dozen or so people actually use the lake at all.

[Dan:]

Thanks to trespassing/ littering bank fishermen, I can no longer fish one of my favorite large ponds. The absentee owner of the land has re-posted everything and changed the locks. No one  that had permission gets to fish anymore. FOund out this morning the group that was cutting fences and such had left a large amount of trash. Prollie same crowd that became verbally abusive and racists with me because they saw me release a few good bass and saw me let a 4lber he went even more nuts from the other side of a 18 acre pond.

We even put trashcans where they were fishing, and they didnt use them and eventually stole them.

From now on if i have permission to fish, I am gonna be an A-hole if the people aint supposed to be there....

why would other people go nuts if you released a fish back into the lake? I would be happy because then I can catch it later...

[Dan:]

that's crazy! Are these other fishermen really that desperate to get bass to eat? I mean, I could understand it I guess if they were homeless or something and really needed the food, but why eat them if you don't need to? It's not like bass are especially good tasting fish or anything.

[Fish Man]

not exactly the same situation but one of the good ponds i fish will only be here for one more year.the owner sold it to a company who is gonna build a shopping center right over top of it...behinf it there is another that isnt as good for fishing that willl have the same fate.i swear y the time i am older there wont be any ponds or woods left around here do to over developing  > :'(

[flyphisher #]

I was called a M.Fer and a racist this and that among other things from across the lake for releasing a 4 lb fish. Doesnt matter, Its free food i guess. I have a cousin that i dont fish with anymore that keeps everything no matter what it is or how big it is, just to keep it. I dont think some people's brains develop all the way...leaves them with a primate or rodent-like hoarding instinct.

[Redlinerobert]

Profanity for releasing a fish?  next time, "bust a cap".   ;D

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Profanity for releasing a fish?  next time, "bust a cap".   ;D

Is there an official season for hunting idiots? :

My fishing partners usually swear when I catch 'em, not release 'em

[Troutfisher]

I hate idiots who think you shouldn't release fish...I know my fair share of them.  >

[VekolBass]

I was called a M.Fer and a racist this and that among other things from across the lake for releasing a 4 lb fish. Doesnt matter, Its free food i guess. I have a cousin that i dont fish with anymore that keeps everything no matter what it is or how big it is, just to keep it. I dont think some people's brains develop all the way...leaves them with a primate or rodent-like hoarding instinct.

Lower life forms.

[woodpro1102]

Thanks to trespassing/ littering bank fishermen, I can no longer fish one of my favorite large ponds. The absentee owner of the land has re-posted everything and changed the locks. No one that had permission gets to fish anymore. FOund out this morning the group that was cutting fences and such had left a large amount of trash. Prollie same crowd that became verbally abusive and racists with me because they saw me release a few good bass and saw me let a 4lber he went even more nuts from the other side of a 18 acre pond.

We even put trashcans where they were fishing, and they didnt use them and eventually stole them.

From now on if i have permission to fish, I am gonna be an A-hole if the people aint supposed to be there....

Wow, and I thought it was just R.I. that had an out of control litter problem.

We do have it pretty bad. Thing that ticks me off is especially at gorton pond right near the bank before the police station most of the trash is clearly from anglers. I think people should be more harsh on littering. Next time you see someone throw something on the ground rub their face in it, smack them on the nose and tell them how bad they are.

Alex

Gortons is 2 miles from my house. I have never fished there. I wanna give it a shot, maybe put the boat in at Ericksons and go under the bridge.

I know you can get a boat in there but are you sure you can get one under the bridge? There are some decent sized fish in there as far as I know.

[timmyswetarded]

i was surprized at all the trash at our local resevior...this last summer when i volunteered to clean up the dam area (where most bank fisherman are) i took about 10 trash bags and filled them up within half a mile! it was terrible, most it was beer cans and bottles, but also fast food stuffs and old fishing packages...i was really dissapointed. but the lake i normally fish at is really nice so we try and keep it as clean as possible.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Thanks to trespassing/ littering bank fishermen, I can no longer fish one of my favorite large ponds. The absentee owner of the land has re-posted everything and changed the locks. No one that had permission gets to fish anymore. FOund out this morning the group that was cutting fences and such had left a large amount of trash. Prollie same crowd that became verbally abusive and racists with me because they saw me release a few good bass and saw me let a 4lber he went even more nuts from the other side of a 18 acre pond.

We even put trashcans where they were fishing, and they didnt use them and eventually stole them.

From now on if i have permission to fish, I am gonna be an A-hole if the people aint supposed to be there....

Wow, and I thought it was just R.I. that had an out of control litter problem.

We do have it pretty bad. Thing that ticks me off is especially at gorton pond right near the bank before the police station most of the trash is clearly from anglers. I think people should be more harsh on littering. Next time you see someone throw something on the ground rub their face in it, smack them on the nose and tell them how bad they are.

Alex

Gortons is 2 miles from my house. I have never fished there. I wanna give it a shot, maybe put the boat in at Ericksons and go under the bridge.

I know you can get a boat in there but are you sure you can get one under the bridge? There are some decent sized fish in there as far as I know.

The guy that took 2nd at the CAST event has an 8.3 out of there. It's very deep. But......enough about our great state,lol,...back on topic please

[Alpster]

We are raising up a whole culture that takes no responsibilty for their oun actions and could care less about anything other than their own selfish gratification.  One of my favorite things to do is, when I see someone throw down a piece of trash I go immediately and pick it up right in front of them. It's like handing them a STUPID sign. LOL

Ronnie

[Guest the_muddy_man]

HEY HEY IT IS NOT ONLY CITY PEOPLE MESSIN STUFF UP lets see where I live several locals have hiding spots that helps  them take as much as 4X the daily trout limit. Not to mention all the local idiots who leave worm conatiners and those &^%477 Snelled hook things all over the shore. Im from Brooklyn and I always leave with trash thats not mine . Several of my other friends , who like me now live in rural areas have the same ethics I do. I REALLY RESENT IT WHEN PEOPLE SAY IT IS THE CITY FOLKS THATS BS AND YOU KNOW IT IS PEOPLE FROM THE CITY AND LOCALS DOIN THIS CRAP!!!!!!!

[timmyswetarded]

HEY HEY IT IS NOT ONLY CITY PEOPLE MESSIN STUFF UP lets see where I live several locals have hiding spots that helps them take as much as 4X the daily trout limit. Not to mention all the local idiots who leave worm conatiners and those &^%477 Snelled hook things all over the shore. Im from Brooklyn and I always leave with trash thats not mine . Several of my other friends , who like me now live in rural areas have the same ethics I do. I REALLY RESENT IT WHEN PEOPLE SAY IT IS THE CITY FOLKS THATS BS AND YOU KNOW IT IS PEOPLE FROM THE CITY AND LOCALS DOIN THIS CRAP!!!!!!!

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