Frog leg trade, salamanders used as fishing bait

[Ted]

Im a fly fisherman and tie my own flies,I havn't used live bait in over 40 years.the other side of the story are careless beer drinking fisherman who after the day is finished,just toss their leftover leeches,minnows and salamanders right in the lake without any thought at all,I've witnessed this before.this is a big problem getting invasive species,and this type of behavior is very hard to monitor and correct.if you want to catch more fish,,learn to use artificial lures.

[MsBlueRose]

I believe you are right Ted... I have seen it myself as well. People just don't understand what they are doing to our ecosystems when they so carelessly discard live bait...! Even though we have wild life fish and game, even they can't be there to stop every instance of carelessness. We can only pray that enough people learn how to handle this situation properly and stop this behavior when they witness it (and share their knowledge about what kind of harm it can - and does - cause). I know I share my knowledge when and where ever I can to help our environment.