How to Dispose of Monofilament Fishing Line Without Harming Wildlife

How to Dispose of Monofilament Fishing Line Without Harming Wildlife

Fishing line is easy to forget about once a trip is over. You clip the old line off, maybe toss it in the trash or drop it on the ground near the water, and you’re done. It’s thin. It’s light. It seems like nothing. The problem is that “nothing” sticks around for roughly 600 years. Monofilament — the single-strand nylon line most anglers use — doesn’t break down in any meaningful timeframe in the environment. When it ends up in water or on a sho…