Percy Priest Lake is FULL of TRASH! Realistic Fishing Trash Video

[@RealisticFishing]

UPDATE! I found the owners of the phone and returned it!

[@CaboWabotv]

great!! Well done!

[@rontiemens2553]

Did you ask them why they left all the trash at the lake?

[@FrankBurch-vk7mi]

It can take time but karma has its way always Alex.. be your best self and eventually its rewarded and those pos get theirs too,a nearly empty beer can on floor during a speeding stop or worse a minor wreck.. thank you for being honest and showing it all while realistic fishing

[@sethjohnsonoutdoors4055]

Awesome job Alex!!! I bet they were thankful for getting the phone back 😊😊

[@tayloralexis1504]

Disgusting horrible human beings everywhere nowadays... Thanks for keeping it realistic My friend

[@armandorjusino]

Uttermost respect for always picking up someone's else trash, that ending was very well said my fellow angler friend.

[@j.t.cooper2963]

👍🏻😎 I'm 60 years old and when I was in the 3rd grade I had a teacher tell me that the bad thing about everything starting to be made out of plastic is that a lot of it will end up in the oceans, lakes and rivers because of litterbugs. I'd have to say he was right about that.

[@Your_Name_Here_]

Thanks for setting an example of how to show respect for our natural resources and, as always, for keeping it realistic. I had one of those days the other weekend thinking I’d slay some winter trout after watching a few recent videos. Maybe next time…

[@RealisticFishing]

Trout stock near me starts in the middle of Dec. Almost time!

[@BikesAndBites101]

Great job setting an example of how anybody that plans to enjoy our natural resources should also be stewards of it. Lots of people say they do, but it's refreshing to actually see it in practice! Kudos!

[@clemmc37]

People suck! I've never understood people leaving trash in such beautiful outdoor places. Thanks Alex for being a good caretaker, we need more folks like you.

[@RealisticFishing]

I made a dent at least 💪

[@ToddFletcher-l2f]

Sorry you had a bad experience on this fishing trip. Atleast you still were able to make a difference picking up trash .

[@ToddFletcher-l2f]

Looks pretty treacherous

[@thehauntedbyrd]

Every trip is different for sure. One day they bite, tomorrow they won't. One place is trash, the other is not. Thanks for the video Alex. KIR

[@FounderOf4]

You are a great dude Alex, sorry the trip sucked but you helped clean up and found someone's phone! That's a big ol win. Hope things are going better for you with the family.

[@oxyfee6486]

Great job brother, I have so much respect for you for cleaning up others trash. Thank You from Canada.👍🇨🇦🇺🇸

[@redbeard6606]

Great job Alex, you’re a true outdoorsman. If they can haul it in they can haul it out.

[@NStone90]

I've had those days. Fishing is abysmal, and you cheer yourself up by doing a good deed.

[@marlojohnston4217]

This is just one reason why I love watching your channel! It's truly a sad shame that ppl are plain disgusting nowadays! No respect for public places that people can enjoy going. Thank you Alex for always being such a wonderful human being! The losers that left their litter could truly take some pointers from you and I'm glad those people got their phone back. Sad shame they didn't try to clean up the area. Thank you for always keeping it realistic Alex

[@derrickbrown180]

You’re awesome and a lot of people are NOT! That is one reason I didn’t like Percy Priest when I lived there! It’s not that hard to take the things you brought with you! But thanks brothers and as always, THANKS FOR KEEPING IT REALISTIC!!

[@jk_wrangler13]

Where I live here in Missouri, it's at least a 45mi drive in any direction to go fishing. That sucks.

[@borisdoore1041]

Thanks Alex for keeping it realistic 🎣🙂

[@RealisticFishing]

YW, its my specialty 👍

[@davidwilliams1805]

You're a good man Alex! Realistic as always! Thank you sir!

[@bassing_with_Bart]

Sorry to see you didnt get any fish, you always get at least 1 or 2. Thanks for being a real conservationist and clearing out some trash! I usually have to pick up trash, mostly snarls of broke off line that others are too lazy to put in the garbage themselves! Thanks for another video and for always keeping it realistic!

[@subieracer005]

Not all Heroes wear capes... some pick up doo doo shorts at the park!!! Damn Alex!!! You always a good dude!!

[@lolmetswhathappeneduhhh2029]

Great fisherman, even better person. Now that is keeping it realistic

[@michael1529]

No bites fishing. That stinks. But you did good by picking up trash. Thank you Alex.

[@CatfishWeekly]

Thanks for cleaning up Alex!!!

[@robdy7244]

I saw that better days fishing video and thanked him for picking up trash, Thank you also, its a shame that people are too lazy to carry out what they carry in.

[@MrGimpy]

They do an annual lake clean up here. Local volunteers spend the day picking up trash. This past year they picked up over 700 bags of trash. They even found a dashboard for a Buick!

[@RealisticFishing]

700 bags! That's a lot of trash.

[@koreilly9369]

You are doing a great service here. I thought some of our high traffic spots were trashed but that place is really bad!

[@timmontano8792]

Back during the covid era a couple of years back, the shores of our local river looked like miniature landfills. I swear that our fishing waters had been overrun by slob fishermen, women and children. I still find alot of trash lining the shores of our nearest stretch of river. I could easily fill two large trash bags and it wouldn't even have made a dent in the amount of trash there was laying around.

[@cheezypoofkc673]

First off I want to say Thank You for your efforts to clean the area up. My fishing buddy says those fisherman just don't care like we do and they will leave everything on the bank. He sees that everywhere he goes. Second thing, welcome to my area of the woods. I live 10 min away from Losers Creek, uh, I mean Stewarts Creek and have fished there for 40 years. I have fished many days there like that, no fish wise I mean. (Realistic Fishing for me.) If I go with my fishing buddy, he almost always manages to find a 2 or 3 lb bass hanging around. (Realistic Fishing for him.) I enjoyed your videos. Keep it Realistic.

[@sethjohnsonoutdoors4055]

Wooooooooooooooooooo weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! TONS of trash there Alex!! Yikes 😬 😬

[@joebuck66]

Thank you for cleaning up after the idiots. Great video Alex.

[@davetheheretic295]

I've seen some trashed-out fishing spots, but geez . . . Also, hate it when good-looking water doesn't produce.

[@brianzelinsky-ri6nd]

Good on you, Alex. Like others have said, I can’t stand it when people leave their trash. Totally disrespectful. Thank you for cleaning that up and sorry there were no fish for your efforts.

[@xHawgRyderx]

I honestly expect more of sportsmen. Those people littering are not sportsmen. That’s a gorgeous lake. Thank you for making a difference Alex.

[@kennyw6932]

It has always amazed me, people lug a six pac to their fishing spot, drink it and leave the empties. It's much lighter to carry out than it was toting in. I live in SW Ohio and rarely go out in my little boat and not net plastic bottles discarded into the lake or blown into the water plus empty bait containers. Don't know why some folks insist on letting others clean up after them. Makes me wonder what their homes or yards look like. Thanks for your efforts to keep America beautiful. Cheerio.

[@tommyray6205]

You pick up there trash, find the phone . You are too nice. That's why I like you. I don't comment enough, but, I don't miss a video. Thanks! KIR

[@trueteam1313]

Thanks for doing the right thing. I find it annoying that trashy people leave evidence behind them.I've been raised to " if you carry it in.. you carry it out" . I've put in there a come of times with a kayak good location trick is to fish where is the hardest to get to

[@foreverheat6688]

Alex I have to say brother you are a better man than me I go to places and when I see trash usually I notice it and on my way out I'll pick it up but I don't go to the extent you do but I'm going to try a little harder You're one of a kind brother and great you found the owner of the phone👍

[@jesflow]

Well that's Realistic. Cool that you found the phone owner!

[@RealisticFishing]

He recognized me from KZbin!! 😎

[@Perfectsavage_13]

Shame there's no fish, especially sad when I wanna try out a rig maybe you or another fishing youtuber use. It happens, glad you're able to find the person and return the phone and keeping the area clean. 👍

[@CatfishTerry]

Alex great video one of the big reasons I quit fishing priest fishing not the same anymore trash everywhere & breakins in cars it’s a shame but should help any lake if everyone would follow your kindness & take a bag or two of trash at a time great job buddy keep it realistic

[@Betterdaysfishing]

I finally made it! Thanks Alex!!

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks for pitching in! The amount of garbage over there is insane

[@davejones3477]

Good Mornin Alex ............ Kudo's on the Trash Detail that Shit Burns My Ass .......... Have a Good one Brother

[@matttalbert7701]

Looks like under the highway bridge out at TT Reservoir, only that was a bit worse. I caught a few panfish, a couple small crappie and two bags of bleh 🤮 from that spot. But yeah, you wonder why folks won’t let anyone fish on their access points anymore or why ponds and lakes are inaccessible now….

[@cliffhall5602]

Thank you for cleaning up.

[@rodneyritchie8846]

😅😂perfectly said.

[@jamestboehm6450]

Thanks Alex, slobus americanus seems seems to be a very common disease. You're not the only shore picker out there, leave it as good as or better than you found it.

[@RealisticFishing]

Thanks for pitching in!

[@sammyvh11]

Great video totally realistic!!!

[@gloriousleader3409]

That looks like a cool pace to go hiking! As for fishing we too the niece and nephew to Swepco lake and Nephew caught a lot of tiny bluegills a small bass and even used one of the mini bluegills and caught his first catfish with it. I caught only one small fish myself. spent most the time tying hooks as it also has a lot of snags. Sadly our lake also has a lot of trash.. Arkansas is known as the natural state.. why we throwing trash all over our parks..

[@RiverRat3030]

It drives me crazy to see that in a lot more places here also so much I take a big train bag with me every time I go fishing now

[@deeisgee1150]

0 fish, but 2 good acts of kindness. You're up for some good karma! Clean(er) spot and you were able to return the phone to the owner! Thanks for being awesome and KIR!

[@rickbursell7204]

It boggles the mind that people could have what looks like a beautiful lake, and they just crap it up like that. Hopefully your good deed pays off later.

[@AaronBork]

Cheers on leaving it better than you found it. Nothing more Realistic than a skunk outing and being more disappointed in fellow anglers leaving their junk behind.

[@TJWilson]

That was a rediculous amount of trash. So sad people treat outdoor spaces so horribly. Watch them get mad when they have to close places down too. I feel bad people have such horrible lives that they feel no remorse for their actions anymore. They just do whatever because they have no hope, or no conscience. So many places I used to visit in my youth are trashed these days. Either homeless camps have taken over, or people just toss or leave their garbage thinking someone else will deal with it. Thanks for cleaning things up a little and glad you found the owner of the phone.

[@lianpelonhernandez8093]

I thought you had already deleted my video and that you no longer wanted me on your channel, thanks for putting me back. Always keeping it realistic man.

[@RealisticFishing]

I have so many videos now, that they all have to wait their turn 😉

[@jefferystovall9617]

Looks like a new place. 😢 on the trash.

[@RealisticFishing]

Been here a couple times. I dont usually do well here.

[@ronaldyeater3322]

Sup Alex, shame the mess people leave, i took Hunter safety when 10, family and instructors tought me leave area better than came, even if move branches... Hiw people disrespect land is crazy 😡, happy Thanksgiving. tyvm tc 🎣

[@robertminnis417]

Thanks Alex for picking up someone else's trash. We have alot of lazy people in this world.

[@keithpowell2786]

Man, I can’t believe the way people trash a lake and yes, you named them right they’re lazy pieces of shit. Thank you for what you do to help clean places up, if everyone would do like you and just pick up behind herself, we would all be so much better off. Thank you again.

[@JakeWinkleman-b5q]

People love to fish..but don't respect the resource. Good karma alex..glad I'm not the only one

[@TheChristianLee]

That spot is very hard to fish but there is definitely a lot of crappie out there!! It’ll be easier when the lake comes down more

[@TheChristianLee]

Try really light jig heads and Bobby garlands!

[@RealisticFishing]

I will have to try it again, and bring a bigger bag.

[@TheChristianLee]

@ no doubt, it’s crazy out there, but makes a big difference with just a little work! That spot will skunk you a few times before you start to figure out how to get them

[@richjackson335]

Can't figure out how they pack heavy stuff in but can't pack lite stuff out.

[@chadboivin9116]

Always sad to see trash like that. Maybe have those folks with community service pick up the water ways as well!

[@fijimorgan]

Yeah man, it's a shame how much trash is left around those banks. I have always had good luck on the banks at Poole Knobs. Are there any other channels you would recommend that fish Percy Priest?

[@RealisticFishing]

I am not familiar with too many guys who fish there regularly

[@johngullotta3987]

Not many influencers make sure to clean up! KIR

[@RealisticFishing]

There was so much garbage, I could only make a dent.

[@johngullotta3987]

@RealisticFishing not a sent, a difference!!

[@broshfishingandadventures4386]

People who left trash over here i hope they are watching .........thankz alex......keep it realistic

[@learningthetrails]

Perhaps the real fishing trip was all the garbage we picked up along the way.

[@RealisticFishing]

Its part of the journey for sure.

[@tobyhorton9394]

You can tell who left the trash by the brand of beer bottles.

[@smallclawyeti]

Wow cracks in the rocks are not trash dumps folks. SMH

[@madtownangler]

I fish a beach that is right next to a whole bunch of college student housing and graduate students I always come back with a plastic bag full of garbage and drop it off at a garbage can on the way home. I think that "rich" people are worse than the "poor" people out in the woods where my parents live

[@evanbuhr534]

Wait, realistic fishing lives where I live?>

[@RealisticFishing]

Maybe maybe

[@PaintballShyguy]

Lots of people don't appreciate or respect anything. It bugs the crap out of me seeing that but people will live in it like pigs. Be careful bare handing that trash man, people will dispose of their needles in bottles and no telling where else.

[@RealisticFishing]

Luckily I have never seen a needle in anything

[@mrgoblueguy]

First comment champ

[@RealisticFishing]

🏆 The champ is here!!!

[@squirrellydan1277]

People are trash

[@PaintballShyguy]

Indeed.

[@borisdoore1041]

First

[@RealisticFishing]

🥈 So close!

[@darrenrodd.]

Pure laziness on these people so called fisherman 🤔