20160621-WIXOM LAKE.. SOME QUALITY GILLS TODAY

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Comment by Leo Nguyen on June 23, 2016 at 12:05pm

A week is not enough time for swimming either. Herbicides and pesticides have certain oil to keep them afloat, and as binding agent. UV will break them down, but not within a week. Real life scenario will take UV at least 3 weeks to break down 85%. In the lab, direct UV exposure may take 2 weeks. But less than 2 weeks, I will love reading the research results. Better not be a 24 hours UV exposure at 300%.

Comment by Slip Sinker on June 23, 2016 at 11:44am

 yeah i always thought that was a joke..."NOT SAFE TO EAT FISH OR SWIM FOR A WEEK

Comment by Leo Nguyen on June 23, 2016 at 9:48am

Don't know where they got the "days" info from. Pesticides and herbicides reside in the fat and mud veins of the fish, indefinitely.

Comment by Slip Sinker on June 23, 2016 at 9:47am

thanks Leo!

yep there is immediate pronounced negative behavior...then for a period afterwards probably because of lowered oxygen levels... weeds start rebounding ... then repeat... cycle i hate.

they say short term effect for consumption... safe to eat in a matter of days... really? is that possible?

Comment by Leo Nguyen on June 23, 2016 at 9:22am

Very nice productive haul. No side effects from herbicides and pesticides on the gills?

Comment by Slip Sinker on June 23, 2016 at 7:29am

the edges of the original creek channel where the pads, channel were tightest to the bank produced the best numbers

Comment by Slip Sinker on June 23, 2016 at 7:11am

thanks Jim! ... the area i fish most of the summer is a shallow mucky flat with loads of slop weeds, duck weed, and pads... insect and fly hatches all the time. last week they went thru with some herbicide and knocked most of the vegetation down except some areas of pads. guess where they were.

Comment by Slip Sinker on June 23, 2016 at 6:30am

thanks Jeff!... quantities have been slightly down since previous years in these spots close to home but glad to see quality is inching up.

Comment by Jim Gronaw on June 22, 2016 at 8:58pm

Great colors on those gills from the north country!

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on June 22, 2016 at 5:18pm

This is a nice mess of gills Slip........congrats on some good fishing................