A couple of folks have commented about the Christmas trees piled up at the Venita Access area. I have pointed out in the past (you can dive the blog to see) my concerns of the cumulative amount of cinder blocks (used to anchor the trees), wire (to fasten the trees to the blocks) and the trees themselves. Just do the math, for the sake of round numbers, in the past ten years.
- 400+ trees
- 100 cinder blocks
- yards of wire
4,000 trees, 1,000 cinder blocks, unkown yards of metal wire...and of course this has been going on much longer than 10 years. The sponsor for the effort has been the WL Fishing Club to maintain and improve the fish population at WL with approval by the WLIC Board. Before the hysteria begins...I am not suggesting the effort be discontinued, I just wonder, as others, how much is enough? The WLIC has been vigilant in protecting the lake from outside contamination...but beyond benefiting fishing, is there any harm to the lake. What happens to the decaying trees? Virtually all trees are painted (Yes Virginia, not naturally green). What happens to the "melting" cinder blocks? What about the wire?
I am told many of the trees are not from WL and a good portion are leftovers from Home Depot/Lowes?
One source (www.bassresource.com/fish_biology/tree_structure) suggests the main trunk and larger branches were still functioning as a useful fish attractor..."after 10 years", verified by a series of photos of trees submerged for 3,5 and ten years.
I am told many of the trees are not from WL and a good portion are leftovers from Home Depot/Lowes?
Time for a review of fish habitat practices?
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WLIC has a hernia when I have a couple nails sticking up on my dock yet they are okay with thousands of trees being tossed overboard into our lake? How many times was the lake closed last year because of water quality issues?
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