Bye bye KY Lake grass

[cowboy38231]

Took these Sunday evening south of Paris Landing. We moved out from the bank to let him do his job and got these shot on my camera phone. Not sure what the targeted grass or bushes were but he was sure giving them a good dose.

[buzzking]

WTF?

[cowboy38231]

It was on the refuge waters in Swamp Creek and behind Sulfer Well Island. So I am hoping it is limited to the refuge and something they are doing. But it was definately some type of herbacide, I could tell by the smell. I will probably run back there this weekend sometime to see what it did if anything yet.

[JohnM]

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Make that

[S.Curtsinger]

OH NO!! not again

[CaymasRodney]

Any body know who we should call on this. This very same thing happened back in 1995, i saw it myself several times and they said it would not happen again. We had a rally in Ala at about that time to protest them spraying in Gunersville, we had over 850 boat parade to protest it, with Ray Scott and Earl Bentz leading the parade, they stoped the spraying. I believe it will take something just like this to stop it from happening again. I do know one person who can help out in this and i will make a phone call tomorrow, he can find out what in the hell is happening. This flat out sucks big time. Rodney

Ky Lake is just now getting back to where it was in the early ninties and we dont need any crap like this going on, man i am pissed

[Slopfishin]

Call Paul Rister with the Kentucky Dep. of Fish and Wildlife. He's our local biologist. I've spoken to him before. He's a really good guy and is a big proponent of the grass.

[rudapa]

That sure sucks.

[CaymasRodney]

Guys, if you dont remember, tournament weight in droped from a 6 lb average per fish to a 3 lb average per fish after they killed the grass with in a three year period. It just doesnt make any sense to let them go and kill our grass again, Ky Lake was as hot as any lake in the country in the ninties and it is on its way to being there again. I am just so mad i cant even type right now.........................

[Swerve-n-Protect]

Let us know what we need to do!!!!!!!!!!

[rudapa]

Yea - if I can call anybody or email a rep - let me know.

[Slopfishin]

Like I said, call our state biologists tomorrow.

I've got a feeling that if this Swamp Creek is some kind of wildlife refuge they are just trying to control the grass in it. I would imagine that they're not spraying many other places.

[Barnboy]

AND THE GOOD LORD SAID YOU GOT TO RISE ABOVE!!!!!!!!!!! WWHHHOOOO!!!! I for one HATE the grass!!! The tourney are so skewed that barkey lake will rarely compete against Ky lake. I have talked to a couple of guys tonight that are as thrilled as I am. The other boaters on the lake hate it as well.. The fisherman are the only one's having any benefit from it. The pleasure boaters couldnt even get around last summer because of the grass.... Some ramps couldnt even be used because of it... I dont want them to kill all of it, but control it....Hell, I cant lie...Kill all of it..lol Come on George M... I need ur help.... $$$

PS

I have some spro frogs and ribbet frogs for sale cheap...lol....Rodney I will even make you a better deal than most since we fish together...

[bassen9]

800-858-1549 Ky Fish and Wildlife, I will be calling 7/3 to ask what is going on????

[Slopfishin]

[CaymasRodney]

I myself have allready made a couple of phone calls and I W ILL make some in the morning to see what is going on, you better save those frogs because you will need them at a latter date this fall, the Edge tournament will be ours on the frog LOL

[Swerve-n-Protect]

Hey Barnboy.............how about we cultivate it, dry it out, and sell it!!!!!?? You in?? I'll get a waterproof combine and bring it down tomorrow instead of my boat!!!

[CaymasRodney]

Rick that is what they did at Guntersville, they combined it and sold it as feed to cattle. There is no reason they cant do the same thing on Ky Lake.

[jtomlin]

Just when things start getting better, they have to go and screw with it again. I'll call a local friend tomorrow that lives within that area and see what he knows. He stays down at the Marina/Boat Dock and hears about everything that is going on from some of the TWRA guys.

[Swerve-n-Protect]

So the issue is really not getting rid of the grass, just the way they are goin about it??