"Jack Redington" wrote:

Just don't play with the "toys" around Doolittle island if they are
visiable. I was living in Lexington when they dropped the lake to kill
off the Hydrilla. Nice Lake.

Capt Jack R..

Right now, the hydrilla and Illinois pond weed has died back from the winter
and low water levels. Last fall, they introduced sterile grass carp to eat
this stuff, and they (DNR) tell us that it'll take a couple of years to
really get that program going. They're trying to "sneak up" on the number
needed to get it under control. Too many will destroy the cover for the
good fish.

Only time we get close to Doolittle (aka "Bomb") Island is to watch the
Purple Martins come back to roost in the late summer evenings. It's an
amazing sight, seeing tens of thousands of these birds return each night to
this one island out in the middle of the lake. It turns into a big, dark
cloud over and over again as they get up, fly around, and settle back down.
I understand it's the only officially recognized Purple Martin refuge in
North American.