This is a good topic for the CBC to tackle. Educating the fishing and
non-fishing public is key. I think signs w/ or w/o the photo would help as
well as sponsoring a publicized clean-up day.
I looked briefly at the DEC’s website to see how they treat the issue. Their
on-line bulletin "Fishing R
In response to Geo's note - I caught a fishing line in a tree on my first
cast once, so I know how easily it happens. Luckily for me and any
unsuspecting wildlife, the line was retrievable!
Ann Mitchell
On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 3:28 PM, wrote:
> In my experience (having been raised among anglers)
In my experience (having been raised among anglers), snags in trees are "should
have known better" events, i.e. the result of careless or inept casting.
Experienced anglers can avoid this problem. More difficult to avoid are the
underwater snags, and I suspect the latter exact a greater cost on
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larly scheduled clean ups in place by park personnel
> but just thought I'd ask.
> Melissa
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On 8/19/2012 12:11 PM, Marie P Read wrote:
I wonder whether the Bird CLub should take up a new project: a sign, using a photo such
as Paul's (I couldn't actually bring myself to look at it), the sign to include something
like "Dispose of your used line wisely", to be placed near fishing areas,
: [cayugabirds-l] plus the hazards of discarded fishing line - a
> new club project?
> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:11:06 +
>
> I wonder whether the Bird CLub should take up a new project: a sign, using a
> photo such as Paul's (I couldn't actually bring myself to loo
I wonder whether the Bird CLub should take up a new project: a sign, using a
photo such as Paul's (I couldn't actually bring myself to look at it), the sign
to include something like "Dispose of your used line wisely", to be placed near
fishing areas, would make people pay more attention to thi
