I have been fishing a wind blown cove the last few days and later today I will post a photo of all the non-"sport angler" plastic worms, a wire creel, nylon stringers, lure packages, crank-baits, and mono and braid line we have collected.

I am not trying to be contrary or do I support PETA but it was alarming to find this stuff along the shoreline and in the shrubs that were underwater a few weeks ago.

Easy on the old hippies, been bass fishing 35yrs, And I'am Vet. US ARMY 1966-68. 62yrs and long haired, Can't miss me on the water, 22ft champ, kind look like Wille.

It must be hard for some people to break old habits like leaving fish on the bank to rot and smell up the place for other fishermen.

I was the second person on site last Sunday at Lake o' the Pines Dam. Who ever had been there ahead of me left about 30 fish on the grass-mostly dink sandies and bream along with a few crappie and beer cans.

The carcasses were already drawing an abundance of fire ants and flies. I threw most of the bodies back in the water. The turtles and crawdads will take care of them.

Makes me sick some times to see the mess people leave. From What I have observed it is not the sport fishermen leaving the mess.

Be a Pro-Fish Activist
Start planning your own pro-fish campaign to help stop the suffering of fish and other aquatic animals.
1) Organize a demonstration.
Choose a location--check your local paper for fishing tournaments and events (particularly kids' events) or find a fishing location, such as a pier or a bait-and-tackle shop on a well-travelled road.