Summer has landed and it’s all starting to look brighter, Scotland are even at an international football tournament! I’m sure plenty of you are getting setup for some fishing with the family or after work in the long evenings. If you’ve got old line, fly-lines and plastic spools you can drop them off with any of tackle shops in the Anglers National Line Recycling Scheme. I spoke with Viv from the ANGLRS this week to about their new “Respool & Recycle 2021” campaign and what’s next for the scheme.
“We launched our Respool ; Recycle 2021 campaign to encourage anglers to actively return their used line to the line bins and recycling points at shops, clubs and fisheries dotted all over the country during the spring and summer when so many of us prepare for what will be a busy season ahead.”
“We’ve also had a huge development with Airflo UK, who wanted to offer customers a route to recycle any old fly lines and backing. The discussions went well and we are happy to say they are also recycling the manufacturing waste from when Airflo produce fly lines in their Welsh based factory keeping them out of the landfills.
“In a tackle industry first, the company has already sent over half a tonne of manufacturing waste to ReWorked that has been processed into their multi use plastic Storm boards. “Locals communities have been getting involved too. Drew Taylor has created a petition on the Petition Parliament website calling for government funding to ensure that all fishing locations have a bin in place for discarded or accidentally lost line and tackle. We want to highlight the good that the scheme has to offer and show that we, as anglers, are tackling an issue head on and not denying that we cause any problem. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/573619
There’s a longer study in place now too?
“Our new project, titled Recover, Research, Reduce and Recycle, will involve the installation of 28 pipe bins at selected points in Sussex. Anglers and the public will be encouraged to collect discarded tackle and commercial fishing net debris then place it in our bins. Several local groups have offered support to us in emptying, bagging, and sorting the contents of all the bins. A big thanks to Leave No Trace Brighton, Plastic Free Eastbourne, Brighton & Hove City Council and the many individuals and local businesses that have stepped forward to be our pipe bin guardians.
“The programme will target 10 of the most frequently found items that originate from angling or commercial fishing activity. The public, swimming groups and dog walkers have taken the idea to their heart. They are collecting everywhere and grateful that, at long last, there is a proper solution to the litter they find on our beaches. “The results from the project will be analysed, then shared with both recreational anglers and the commercial sector and proposals for solutions to reduce the amounts of debris that is discarded along the waters of the Sussex coast. We hope that the project will provide a template for other areas around the UK to set up similar schemes. The full year survey results will make interesting reading and we hope that the industry and local authorities will provide the funding we need to carry on into 2022 and beyond.
Check out https://www.anglers-nlrs.co.uk/ for more details on how you can get involved.
This week's FISH OF THE WEEK Winner
This week's fish of the week winner is Gavin Lees with what we're told is one of the biggest Salmon caught in the River Leven in years! Gavin was using a 30gram Black Flying C when he hooked this beauty. After a 20 minute battle I was able to land the fish. Gavin kept the fish in the water to recover snapped a few photos before safely releasing back into the river where it swam off strongly upstream."
