Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
GILE, Wis. - Most fishermen are used to seeing the unfortunate sight of strands of monofilament fishing line in the water and surrounding brush, a sight the Friends of the Gile Flowage hopes becomes less common.
It has recently installed PVC-pipe fishing line recycling units at boat launches around the flowage.
As the monofilament isn't biodegradable, it can pose a hazard to the flowage's animals, according to Cathy Techtmann, FOG president.
"As a high-density plastic, it can persist in the environment for hundreds of years. Loons and other birds and animals can easily become entangled in...