Thank You to all the Trash Pickers

[joefish]

 
Thank You to all of the nice people that picked up the trash off the ice left by the ( PIGS ) who don't give a   about leaving a mess for everyone else.

[mr.clean]

Let me add my thanks also this seems to be a common problem. There is a thread in the New Hampshire community in it I suggest setting a day for I.S. members in each state /Provence to meet at different lakes and clean up after the slobs.We may even be able to arrange for trash pickup by local town sanitation departments. Sort of like the adopt a highway program. A few years back RGfixit started a thread called Take The Pledge asking members to pickup after themselves and others. I'm asking everyone who reads my post to search for RG's thread and take the pledge lets show the general public we are not all self centered slobs who only care about ourselves.
Steve

[filetandrelease]

you will find RG's thread if you just type in [take the pledge] in the search box

[WaynefromMaine]

  F&R,  We need a program called ( Adopt the Slob's )  So we could back hand them when they litter..  Sickening..

[WaynefromMaine]

  We the respectful sportsman, need to set up TSA (THE SLOB ADMINISTRATION) on all body's of water..    Alway's said, jack the fine up to 10,000 dollar's for littering..  Thay would make a few think twice..

[filetandrelease]

this winter i don't think there was a day i fished that i didn't pick something up , wheather it be in a parking lot or on the ice , propane canisters , empty beer cartons , a happy pipe  , coffee cups , broken sunglasses , ,and several bags of CRAP  which i did draw a line on that sorry , soda bottles, and a jigging spoon  and the best, found a guy looking for his fishing partner and lead him to his spot  i think he was a Fugawi indian , put a lost kid tag on him and went on my way , and guys great ideas on the new programs 

[masoneddie]

My thanks to all of you guys/gals and future ice fishermen as well for picking up after the slobs. 

[joefish]

Yes, we do make this sound like fun but with all the intelligent people on this site we should be able to come up with some idea to fix this problem so pleas keep putting your ideas on and may be we can draw some attention of the right people.

[filetandrelease]

sorry but this problem will never go away , the best we can do is tell people it takes some accesses away from us and teach our children to be respectfull of nature , and to all that might listen , beyond that , well just look at the road sides of our states many have all kinds of junk , in the mean time we will just go on picking up after them , to do our part , earth day has been going on forever , and they advertise it on the tv ,the papers , and radio

[WaynefromMaine]

sorry but this problem will never go away , the best we can do is tell people it takes some accesses away from us and teach our children to be respectfull of nature , and to all that might listen , beyond that , well just look at the road sides of our states many have all kinds of junk , in the mean time we will just go on picking up after them , to do our part , earth day has been going on forever , and they advertise it on the tv ,the papers , and radio

      And good folk's have to pay the taxes, so the inmate's can walk up and down the highway's and remove trash..

[filetandrelease]

      And good folk's have to pay the taxes, so the inmate's can walk up and down the highway's and remove trash..

nice 

[ICE WANDERER]

        I was ice fishing today on Caroga Lake, I started to pick up the garbage & filled a grocery bag, if I was to continue I'd still be out there & have a bunch of bags full. C'omon guys let's leave our lakes clean.

[masoneddie]

Good job Ice.....it's disheartening to see what people do to our resources. I just don't get it, but Thanks again to everyone pitching in to combat the problem.....every little bit helps!!

[Hunter44]

I think this topic needs to stay on the front page to help people to police other that don't care.

[Raquettedacker]

     http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?topic=154714.0

[lockdown199]

Or maybe people can put it in their signature.

[fishnfool59]

i always bring extra garbabe bags when i go out. pick up at least a bag on damn near every trip. amazes me how many inconsiderate jerks are out there. chopped out a big 6-8 man tent froze in the ice on paradox last year. saw burnt shantys on the ice at the end of the year on loon,with all the used propane cans,and other trash left in em. they better hope i never find out who they are,i'll gather up all the trash and dump it in thier front yard!
 

[prchslyr]

i always bring extra garbabe bags when i go out. pick up at least a bag on damn near every trip. amazes me how many inconsiderate jerks are out there. chopped out a big 6-8 man tent froze in the ice on paradox last year. saw burnt shantys on the ice at the end of the year on loon,with all the used propane cans,and other trash left in em. they better hope i never find out who they are,i'll gather up all the trash and dump it in thier front yard!
 

Thanks for helping keep some home waters clean man.
Ice wanderer and another buddy of mine had both ran into a bunch of trash on Paradox last year.
The 3 of you guys made a big impact I'm sure! I took a bag full out on my one trip there last year. It doesn't always seem like it makes a big difference individually. Just a few of us together  might have saved us some access and from looking like a bunch of heathens.
Well done dude!   

[conesusguy]

One thing I've noticed is that if you pick up trash in front of other fisherman, it usually motivates them to do the same.  This spring bullhead fishing I was just watching guys fish, not fishing, and picked up a plastic bag and started picking up all the garbage that the bullhead guys (notorious for being very messy) had been leaving.  The bank on conesus inlet was absolutely covered in trash that day.  I picked up a few bags and came back to fish a few days later and the bank was spotless.  I think fisherman on average are good people, theres just a few guys out there that are just scumbags and tend to ruin it for everybody.

[MILLERMANKT]

I have fun yelling to someone " HEY..you forgot to pick your garbage up " the expression on their faces is funny !!!

[razvy]

Hopefully some one pick up my empty shopping plastic bag on Toronto reservoir after the wind blasted away from may bucket @ 100mph..