Discarding fishing line improperly is illegal as it can be hazardous to humans and animals. Fishing line can cause injury and death to many kinds of wildlife. Wildlife may swallow fishing line, resulting in illness or death, or they may also become entangled, drown, starve or lose a limb. Fishing line can also be a threat to divers and boaters. Divers can drown if they become entangled. Entangled propellers may result in costly repairs.

What Can You Do?

• Don’t leave your line behind. If you have unwanted line, store it safely and securely until it can be placed in a recycling receptacle.
• Never leave fishing line unattended.
• Cast with care. Survey the area before casting a line to avoid trees, utility lines, bridges, wildlife and other anglers. If fishing line gets snagged or should break, make every effort to retrieve it safely.
• If fishing line gets snagged or should break, make every effort to retrieve it safely.
  Collect discarded line, debris and other abandoned fishing gear when possible.
• Do not feed wildlife as it encourages animals to approach fishing boats and anglers.
• Participate in a monofilament-recycling program and local cleanup efforts.
• Obtain and adopt a recycling bin for your favorite fishing and boating area.
• Practice and develop fishing skills to prevent gear loss.

How To Help Entangled Animals
Report all entangled marine wildlife to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 1-888-404-FWCC (3922). Report all entangled land animals or birds to a local rehabilitation hospital. Do not attempt to disentangle animals as it may result in injury to yourself and/or the animal.

Lake County Fishing Line Recycling Locations

Lake	Location	Bin Type	Lake County Fishing LIne Recycling Locations Click to Enlarge
Lake Idamere	Boat Ramp at end of Bayshore Circle, Tavares	Outdoor
Lake Eustis	Boat ramp off Lakeshore Drive, Eustis	Outdoor
Lake Eustis	Public fishing pier near Lake Eustis Marina, Eustis	Outdoor
Lake Holly	14421 County Road 450, Umatilla	Outdoor
Lake Yale	Marsh Park 36545 Yale Retreat Road, Eustis
None	Lake County Parks & Trails 31150 Industry Drive, Tavares	Indoor
None	Lake County Water Laboratory 12923 County Landfill Road, Tavares	Indoor
Lake Dora	Lake County Waterways 400 W. Fourth St., Mount Dora	Outdoor
Helena Run	Holiday Travel Mobile Home Park 28229 County Road 33, Leesburg (Boat Ramp off Chipmunk Road)	Outdoor
Palatlakaha River	Boat ramp in Hawthorne off Palo Verde Drive, Leesburg	Outdoor
Little Lake Harris	JP Boondocks Bar & Grill 704 S. Lakeshore Blvd., Howey-in-the-Hills Parking Lot	Outdoor
Lake Minneola	Public fishing pier at end of Eighth St., Clermont	Outdoor
Lake Palatlakaha	Emerald Lakes Mobile Home Park 1401 W. Highway 50, Clermont Boat Ramp	Outdoor
Dead River	Palm Gardens Marina 11801 U.S. Highway 441, Tavares In fish cleaning room	Indoor