North Pine Dam/Dump

[Gigantor]

Went out to North Pine Dam (Lake Samsonvale) early Saturday morning to walk the banks and cast some lures in the hope of a Bass or Yella. Parked at Forgan Cove in the southeast corner of the dam and started walking the bank on the right. Threw poppers, hard bodies and spinner baits to no avail. Hooked something slow on a hard body but pulled the hooks (probably a turtle me thinks).

The sad part of the trip was the large amounts of rubbish lying everywhere, particularly along the waters edge - beer cans and wrappers, beer bottles whole and smashed, food wrappers, old broken cray traps, heaps of old fishing line etc. It was really a sad sight to see. There was rubbish everywhere I walked - and lots of it too. I can't for the life of me understand how fisho's can just leave some much rubbish everywhere? They obviously walked in with it and there are heaps of rubbish bins at the entrance to the area. No wonder I didn't catch anything - I suspect the rubbish has either killed or choaked fish stocks in that area.

Not intending to go back there again. Just too sad to see.

Cheers,

Gigantor

[bdowdy]

it makes me angry to hear this, maybe some people in the area could do a clean up and have a fish and bbq day( aussie day maybe).and if any one is seen littering maybe a mouthful would be nice.(fist or verbal) he he....... bdowdy

[yellahunter]

i think quite a few of the guys did a meet and greet / clean up not that long ago,
good idea, but sad that all the good fishos have to clean up after the mongrels.

[SWANY22]

hi guys unfortanily for every guy doing the right thing there are 2 or 3 doing the wrong thing that why society s#@ks these days no respect .thats why old people get bashed robed and so on.all we can do is keep doing the right thing.and thoes mongerals will have there day.what goes around comes around.

[2DKnBJ]

it makes me angry to hear this, maybe some people in the area could do a clean up and have a fish and bbq day( aussie day maybe).and if any one is seen littering maybe a mouthful would be nice.(fist or verbal) he he....... bdowdy

A couple of months back there was a M&G Clean Up at McGavins.There were about a dozen of us and we filled the rangers Landcruiser full of rubish.
Was a top job by all that attended.
I went back there a few weeks later and you could hardly tell we had been there. Personally i think it is absolutly disgusting the way people leave their sh1t lying around on the banks of this great fishery.

Cheers Dazza

[bdowdy]

as i said if it was my local dam there would be some a...s kicked if i caught them, good on you dazza and friends for trying. cant the rangers kick some butt.my brother fishes this dam and says it is agreat spot but idf this is to keep upit will be stuffed in no time,maybe they wont even let anyone out there, cheers bdowdy

[Bearclaw]

I always take a garbage bag liner with me, even in the remote areas of the dam you will find just as much rubbish. We will never stop these guys from ruining our open space but we sure can do something about by carrying out their rubbish, doesn't take long to pick up some stuff and fill a bag. If your lucky you may find a lure or two. If we continue to do this it won't give them a reason to stop access for the guys who want to fish in the future.

[Luc]

Unfortunately, it's about the only way to try and keep the place clean.

For a lot of us NP regulars, the rubbish bag is a normal fishing accessory.

50% fishing and 50% cleaning.

On the spot fines would be great but the rangers are spread very thin.

Luc