Author Topic: Trash on Wequaquet Lake (Read 2842 times)

striper51 · « **on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:43 PM »

Talk to a friend who lives on the lake and she said she had to go out and pick up a bunch of trash that was left behind by icefisherman today.

Pick up after yourself

FishingNewEngland · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:48 PM »

Certainly hope it wasn't fellow Ice Shanty guys. This club doesn't need that type bringing the rest of us down.

GrizlyGarou · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:49 PM »

I'm sure the 'regulars' around here take out their own trash and pick up after the messy ones too. There's lazy scum every where you go, unfortunately.

I've noticed that when I pick up other fishermen's trash there's usually some halfway decent tackle mixed in. Sometimes, no tackle but I still pick up the trash anyway.

Stealth · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:50 PM »

No excuse for that at all. Some people don't get it. Irresponsible. And they call themselves ice fisherman. I don't think so. Unfortunately it happens all year round.

Trash in, trash out..... what's so hard about that?

striper51 · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:52 PM »

Totally agree. You can carry it out you sure as hell can carry it back.

GrizlyGarou · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:53 PM »

Quote from: Stealth on Jan 14, 2010, 04:50 PM

Trash in, trash out..... what's so hard about that?

It even weighs less on the way out!

Makes you wonder what their yards look like...

striper51 · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:54 PM »

Trash left on the lake washes up on there beach in the spring

FishHacker · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:56 PM »

PIGS !!!!! They probably live like that too !! Poor upbringing...

flaggs · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 04:57 PM »

Quote from: striper51 on Jan 14, 2010, 04:43 PM

Talk to a friend who lives on the lake and she said she had to go out and pick up a bunch of trash that was left behind by icefisherman today. Pick up after yourself

Right??! This was a topic of discussion last year... PLEASE! I know the guys I go out with pickup crap on the way out and the way in, that belonged to other 'rookies' out there.

keep it clean!

Flaggs!

miked · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 06:36 PM »

The same goes on here coffee cups ,butt's and beer cans.I pick up what I see.

THE JIGGER · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 07:08 PM »

Well, I stopped at a pond at Harold Parker this afternoon and start down the trail to find three freshly discarded Bud cans. Threw them in my sled and hoped the EPO didn't stop by and accuse me of drinking. These slobs are everywhere doing everything from crosscountry skiing ,skating, hunting,and ya ice fishing Etc.
Unfortunately or is it fortunately its up to people like us to try to clean up their act to protect our interests and those to come after us.
Keep up the good work Shanty members

gopherfish · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 07:16 PM »

Quote from: THE JIGGER on Jan 14, 2010, 07:08 PM

Well, I stopped at a pond at Harold Parker this afternoon and start down the trail to find three freshly discarded Bud cans. Threw them in my sled and hoped the EPO didn't stop by and accuse me of drinking.

Hauled out a 3/4 frozen silver bullet that I found today...

BTW - No drinking? Really?

yakk · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 10:13 PM »

Quote from: gopherfish on Jan 14, 2010, 07:16 PM

Hauled out a 3/4 frozen silver bullet that I found today...

BTW - No drinking? Really?
[/quoteallways try to bring out more than brought in .some drinking. realy!

pikeking · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 14, 2010, 11:51 PM »

How hard is it? You brought it out there, bring it back... We always go home with some jerks trash. Thanks for the returnables though... You helped pay for some gas or bait...

fishermantim · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 15, 2010, 10:43 AM »

Heck, sometimes you even find stuff that the offrending party forgot about, like a maglite flashlight or a "lost" trap.
I mean, come on, pack it in, pack it out! How lazy can someone be, unless they aren't fishing within the regulations to begin with.

This is how a lot of saltwater access has been lost, due to inconsiderate slobs that (could) ruin it for the rest of us.

striper51 · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 15, 2010, 10:11 PM »

I agree.

boulderdash · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 17, 2010, 07:27 PM »

I was there today ,what I saw was the worst trash!!!! I saw over a dozen nice perch on the ice left from saturday all of them were good sized and a couple xls. Wish i was there ,that would of been a nice free fish fry. to bad its gull food. why? why? why?

JustOsmo · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 17, 2010, 07:34 PM »

Quote from: boulderdash on Jan 17, 2010, 07:27 PM

I was there today ,what I saw was the worst trash!!!! I saw over a dozen nice perch on the ice left from saturday all of them were good sized and a couple xls. Wish i was there ,that would of been a nice free fish fry. to bad its gull food. why? why? why?

What a friggen waste.

Damurpha · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 18, 2010, 11:00 AM »

Quote from: boulderdash on Jan 17, 2010, 07:27 PM

I was there today ,what I saw was the worst trash!!!! I saw over a dozen nice perch on the ice left from saturday all of them were good sized and a couple xls. Wish i was there ,that would of been a nice free fish fry. to bad its gull food. why? why? why?

Met a couple of old timers on a pond in Plymouth, they were from a surfcasters club in Worchester out for the weekend for an ice fishing derby and they told us of all the nice perch that were just laid out in rows on the ice on Wequaquet left for gull food
eat 'em or put 'em back I say

justatrout · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 18, 2010, 11:38 AM »

no need for it some people dont think what it does for others

flaggs · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 18, 2010, 02:27 PM »

Quote from: boulderdash on Jan 17, 2010, 07:27 PM

I was there today ,what I saw was the worst trash!!!! I saw over a dozen nice perch on the ice left from saturday all of them were good sized and a couple xls. Wish i was there ,that would of been a nice free fish fry. to bad its gull food. why? why? why?

Sounds like bait to me!!!

Flaggs!

lenz · « **Reply #21 on:** Jan 18, 2010, 04:01 PM »

perch left scattered on the ice are considered garbage by some EPO's while you are there. it is subject to a $500 fine.

burp

lenz

flaggs · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 18, 2010, 04:40 PM »

In that case, it IS bait to me

Wow, I didn't realize that...

Flaggs!

Stealth · « **Reply #23 on:** Jan 18, 2010, 05:27 PM »

If there is nothing on the ice when we get out there, there should be nothing on the ice when we leave. So many of the ponds we all fish have homes around them. I was fishing last Wednesday and there were few resident walkers out on the ice enjoying the day. Pretty sure they don't want to see a bunch of dead fish or trash left behind. Let's not give them anything to complain about. The spaces we hunt or fish seem to be shrinking yearly and access more restricted. Sportsmen need to set the example.

striper51 · « **Reply #24 on:** Jan 18, 2010, 05:36 PM »

Quote from: Stealth on Jan 18, 2010, 05:27 PM

If there is nothing on the ice when we get out there, there should be nothing on the ice when we leave. So many of the ponds we all fish have homes around them. I was fishing last Wednesday and there were few resident walkers out on the ice enjoying the day. Pretty sure they don't want to see a bunch of dead fish or trash left behind. Let's not give them anything to complain about. The spaces we hunt or fish seem to be shrinking yearly and access more restricted. Sportsmen need to set the example.

Well said

bigbry068 · « **Reply #25 on:** Jan 18, 2010, 09:52 PM »

My son caught a nice trout out of webster lake last year and in his belly was a cigarette butt.

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Author Topic: Trash on Wequaquet Lake (Read 2842 times)