LITTER 7 MILE CREEK

all the state game lands use to have garbage barrels in the parking lots, people started dropping off couches, appliances, and trash bags because they don't have garbage pick up.  Its a good idea, unfortunatly people abuse it.

but is tossing the extra trash worth keeping the place open?  A club I belong to decided it was, and for the cost of a dumpster at the clubhouse per month, we can leave a can out at access areas and empty it regularly, it has helped.

There was so many clowns on 7 Mile on Monday, it was unreal. If that type of behavoir keeps up, that creek is gonna be posted, and I wouldn't blame them a bit.

I used to fish there quite a bit, and always cleaned up the parking area.
I've only been there 3 times this year, and only actually fished twice.
 
I think you are preaching to the choir here, as I've posted on this same subject a couple times. I think most of the offenders are one timers from
out of town, like Monday, when the other creeks were high. There were
5 cars there, as I drove by. Where 5 carloads were fishing is beyond me.
There are maybe 10 yards of fish holding water on the whole creek.
 
Anyway, to answer your question, I don't think it would be proper to leave
a trash can on someone else's land. And it probably wouldn't be used by the offenders anyway.  I've picked up trash and line at 12 mile
within 10 feet of the trash cans there. Some are just slobs, and will never
change. The guys who will use the cans will take their trash with them.
 
This used to be the least littered spot anywhere, because of the locals
policing it. Since the creek is rarely fished by the locals anymore,
the mupere's trash is left behind.  I still stop occasionally at the parking area, and pick up trash, but don't get on the creek much.
 
fmp
 

Pete ,   I think we've had the trash discussion before and I am not from Erie, and I don't leave my trash on the banks. Slobs are slobs and Erie has it's share on the tribs also,  Just like the ones who come from afar.                  
 
 
Those who respect the resources our state has to offer and enjoy using them, will protect and help preserve them, and those who don't no matter where there are from will help to ruin it for everyone. Local or Otherwise.

ORIGINAL: chartist

out of town fly fisherman don't litter.....

Bullcrap I have seen many flyguys toss styrofoam cups, wraps from food items and smoke butts many times. Just cause a fisherman does not use bait does not make them all high and mighty..One of these days hopefully you will get over yourself..

ORIGINAL: chartist

Bullcrap I have seen many flyguys toss styrofoam cups, wraps from food items and smoke butts many times. Just cause a fisherman does not use bait does not make them all high and mighty..One of these days hopefully you will get over yourself..

those were Erie fly fisherman....

They had to be out of towners as they were way to orvis looking ..most of the local flyguys still have enough redneck in them you can tell the locals from the out of towners.

I have seen many a flyguy litter, and many a baitguy litter. No matter what, littering isn't about what pole you use or where your from, it's about what kind of respect you have for the land your on and the people that own it.

Chartist,   Do you really feel superior to everyone who doesn't carry a fly rod. You need to get over yourself dude. 

Lets keep all the trash in the cans and not on this board. This thread seems to be going from picking up the litter to bashing.
 
I love that little creek and will take it upon myself to help keep it clean. Good thread Krafish.
 
Keep your eyes out for a big blue van with NY plates. They are snaggers and they were spotted the other day at 7 mile. The fellow that told me saw it himself but did not have officer Ed's number. He has it now.

Yeah, ask the sisters, if they dont mind, put a can there.  If the local decent folks dont mind changing it out now and then, maybe this could be an idea for many a parking areas.  If a local wants to get in F&S or OL for the Heroes of Conservation, this would be an excellent project.

ORIGINAL: chartist

I once watch tippee-toe through about 10 cig butts into Walnut after chain smoking....."


I maintain that cigar butts are vegetation and as such do not meet the criteria of littering.   Just like someone tossing an apple core in the woods.

I do belive he ment cigarette butts and that would be littering for sure.