"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 23:22:02 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 03:16:39 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

.is all this stuff worse than the zebra
mussels delivered here by some Russian tanker?

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Zebra mussels are given credit in some circles for having cleaned up
Lake Ontario.

They are also proving to be a food source for fish species like
smallmouth and crappie. I know when I was up in the St. Lawrence a
couple of years ago, the water was as clear as it could get, you could
easily sight fish for pike and smallmouth and some of the walleye were
spectacular.

Just based on anecdotal evidence, it would seem that these aren't the
threat everyone seems to think they are..


The jury is still out, yes the wall is clearer and now sunlight reaches
the lake bottom (In Lake St. Clair anyway) it is beneficial for some fish
but harmful to others... They are still a problem in intake
pipes.......they even clog up the outdrive intakes on my boat.