I do find fishing line when paddling which I know cripples wildlife so I
gather it up. I also fretieve fishing tackle like floats and lures entangled
in weeds and branches and give it away to fishermen I meet on the river.

The only encouters I've had were one summer when I bought a fishing
licence and had paddlers cutting corners on river bends paddling over my
line inside the highly visible float. Mostly they were from a local canoe
club and were too insensitive to alter course. They acted like dumb
animals. They could see the fishing float, looked embarassed, and some
even appologized, as they paddled over my line. Why they wouldn't alter
course is beyond my comprehesion. The many ducks who are reputed to be
less intelligent would alter course. Humans? Intelligent? No evidence of
it there.

Professional Target ) writes:
rant
Fishing. Everywhere, more anglers and more fishing line. Not only do I
need to worry about not hitting their lines or "getting too close" to them,
but I also find my paddle and occasionally my rudder fouled by old discarded
fishing line. Everywhere.

Oh, and when they're about to cast, they look impatient while I pass by. As
if that 10 seconds extra time for me to pass is going to cost them the "big
catch of the day". A few of the more ignorant ones don't even care - they
just cast off anyway.

This is the case with ALL of the rivers and smaller lakes nearby. I'm
beginning to wonder which is worse: jetski's or anglers...

/rant
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