Lord Paul of Sheffield
Well-known member
I've see it said many times that anglers are the guardians of the waterways
That we report pollution , clean up rivers and turn old ponds into places for everyone to fish
And whilst its true that working parties clean up rivers and lakes are we responsible for the rubbish in the first place
Walk along any river bank or round a still water and you see litter, ok some of it is food packaging and could have been dropped by anyone but who else leaves ground bait bags, hook packets, feeder packets except anglers
I've seen anglers flick a cigarette butt into the water on several occasions
Line left in swims is often seen
For the public to see the good we do they need to stop seeing the bad we do
That we report pollution , clean up rivers and turn old ponds into places for everyone to fish
And whilst its true that working parties clean up rivers and lakes are we responsible for the rubbish in the first place
Walk along any river bank or round a still water and you see litter, ok some of it is food packaging and could have been dropped by anyone but who else leaves ground bait bags, hook packets, feeder packets except anglers
I've seen anglers flick a cigarette butt into the water on several occasions
Line left in swims is often seen
For the public to see the good we do they need to stop seeing the bad we do