Just my .02 in support of everyone who 1) doesn't throw trash on the banks and 2) who's willing to pack a little extra out. I can't imagine what goes through people's minds just throwing those bait containers and aluminum cans all over the place. And big wads of line. And wrappers from fishing tackle. What does a bait box cost? About $2.00? And it's alot more convenient than carrying around that styrofoam container.

As I've posted before, I always try to haul out as much trash from the Kalama banks as I can fit in my daypack. It really makes a difference after several trips in a week. Unfortunately, after another week, it starts to accumulate again.

I don't guess I should have been suprised, but last summer I was way back up on Slough Creek in Yellowstone, back in the second meadow, and I found a discarded Depends just lying on the bank. I couldn't bring myself to stuff that in my daypack and carry it out, (I didn't come equipped with a trash bag on that outing), but I don't know what the litterbug who dropped that up there was thinking.

I really appreciate the private landowners who persevere in holding their land open for fishing despite these inconsiderate slobs. I'd be more than happy to trade my services policing up a stream bank to anyone in return for permission to fish.

Think!! And keep it clean. It just adds to the experience. T.