[ianmandy]

I fish the rivers and canals twice a week and the amount of trolleys are getting less. The voles arn't bothered by them. The only thing they affect is the fish fry. The reason the trolleys seem to be less , is that people have to put a quid in them, and to get there quid back they have to return the trolley. The EA are less interested in the rubbish in the rivers and canals then they are about checking i have my fishing licence on me. A lot of rubbish go into the canal during the summer holidays mainly from boating holiday makers. Its their plastic bags and coke cans that cause more damage to the wildlife than trolleys ever will. Until these people are educated to remove their rubbish whilst they are on the canal then the problem will remain. We are required to clear 3m square area arround our swim before we fish. If rubbish is found when the bailiff arrives you will be banned. Not all clubs do this as i have walked the Kennet many a time and picked up meat and sweetcorn tins ( Anglers rubbish).