On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:35:02 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:08:17 -0400, Captain Yogi of Woodstock wrote:


Up here in New England, we're starting to see a problem with rock snot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didymosphenia_geminata

There are a couple of lakes around here that are infected with this and
it's another case of invasion from external sources. Similar situation.

You can't inspect every corner, nook and cranny of a boat or trailer and
the only way to prevent infestation is to require sterization of the
equipment.

There is one lake here in CT where it's fly fishing from shore only and
it's infected.

IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT!!!

Arguably worse than zebra mussels. I can't see any positive aspects to
rock snot. Something curious about didymo however, it is native to parts
of North America. I'm wondering why it's expanding it's range now, when
it didn't before.

Then there's the case of smallmouths in the Rapid River.

http://www.brookie.org/site/pp.asp?c...OLvF&b=1737055

Wah wah wah - they introduced pike and smallmouth into my pristine
trout stream - wah, wah, wah.

Perfectly ok if they introduce lake trout, salmon and finger shad, but
add bass...WHOA - IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!!! Can't have filthy bass
fishermen in our Walden Pond - no sir.