Letter to the Salmon/Lake Trout Fishermen in Michipicoten Bay

I just came back (Friday August 25, 4 p.m.) from a walk on Driftwood Beach.  My old legs told me that one third of the way down the beach was far enough.

I am absolutely amazed at the lack of litter so far this fishing season…. Well done!  I DID pick up two partial lure plastic bags, a couple of bottle caps, one plastic rubber glove (some don’t like to touch a nice salmon?) an empty Danone fruit cup and one beer can, ONLY ONE!!  There were also a few hand wipes that I left behind.  Also a large number of cigarette filters (they are synthetic and float after the paper and tobacco dissolve).

The point I wish to make is that we are doing a good job taking home many things we used to throw out, but we still throw away bottle caps, Kleenex, hand wipes, cigarette butts, etc.  We can put it ALL into a small container (tin can for example) and take it ALL home for proper disposal.

Just so you know, I really had to look hard for litter.  Keep up the good work!

As an added note:  there was a piece of a dinner plate that was thrown in the river at the Hudson Bay Post one or two hundred years ago.  It took that long for it to be washed down the river and up onto the beach.  Think  about it…..

John Morrison