The vegetation is reaching new records this year. This applies to both the yield of arable land but also in forests, along roads and at fishing grounds, growth is good, including of deciduous shrubs! Sly is usually called the sprawling root shoots and 'unwanted' plants of shrubs, deciduous trees and rice-like plants that grow wild, especially in unused pastures, on the hygge, along glades, beaches and in paths where the sunlight reaches. Overgrowth of coves, small tarns and oaths are stronger than what we are used to. Who is responsible for clearing fishing grounds, fishing paths and 'the weeds’ in the waters, some wonder. What is Långåfisket doing about the problem??

– We take the observations seriously and this also applies to the problems that arise. Of course we wish we had permission, time and resources to remedy the disadvantages, but the time and work efforts are primarily spent on fisheries conservation and measures for the environments of fish and aquatic organisms. That is where our priority lies. As much as possible, we try to clear as far as we have time and finances, especially at rest areas where we have agreements with landowners, says Helge Jonsson, chairman of Långå Fiskevårdsförening.

But who "bears the responsibility"? The real answer to the question is that it is the landowner who owns the responsibility for everything that grows on the land, both in practice and formally! The public right does not allow you to start cutting branches and other things, although one may think it is justified. And if it is now the case that a thicket of leaves hides the marking of the fishing path, you must not even break it away?

– In a formal sense, one is not entitled to it, says Helge Jonsson, but there is hardly any landowner who would object to it happening. Landowners also think it is good to have marked paths where 'foot traffic' is directed. After all, the right to roam freely can mean the wear and tear of areas that are worth protecting from impact. If you break a branch that sticks out and hinders fishing, it can probably be accepted, but you are never entitled to any more extensive interventions without first asking the landowner.

– We need help to keep markings along paths clearly visible. Everyone is wise enough to realize what can be done without it leading to any disadvantage for the landowner. The system that Långåfisket has started to use for marking joints is to place them so high that they are visible from afar with less risk of being hidden by sly, says Helge Jonsson, and continues: Of course we should pick up rubbish and take it home even if it is not our own. The litter disturbance ends when all litter is removed. It doesn't go away if you just complain that others don't understand better, says Helge Jonsson.