WBL crappies today (Sun April 15)

[moneytalksbsw]

Being from WBL there was a sanitary sewage outlet to these lakes. It of course is not functional today. Talking with my neighbors who are 80+ they indicated the sewage wasn't dumbed into the lakes any later than the 60's. FYI. These lakes were one lake before the Highway Dept decided to spit the lake and put a road right down the middle of it.

[Johnny_Da_Der]

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These lakes were one lake before the Highway Dept decided to spit the lake and put a road right down the middle of it.

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So Goose is no more a former sewage treatment pond than what WBL is?

I would guess that at one time or another, a lot of lakes had houses with a straight pipe from the crapper to the lake. Is that what you are talking about, or was the city dumping it in the lake?

What about the turquoise color mentioned in an earlier post... Was that a exaggeration or is it really off color?

[Slyster]

It is VERY off color. A Caribbean turquoise.. very pretty.. but I've never seen that color on inland water!... mostly the West side of 61.

[NICjockey]

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Wow...I just saw the article! Scary stuff! Bring the catails because there sure are crappies in there! And lots of other things. There are lots of dead bullies too. I wonder why?

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I wasn't counting the 5-gallon-pail crowd that will throw a line anywhere and eat anything.... And I'll still eat the cattail stew if you show me a Crappie from Goose as long as said fish has only one head/tail and two gills. And provided the cattails come from somewhere else!

There's a little food processing Co. up the street that dumps cooling water into the west section of the lake, so that corner is open year round. I assume that's what happened to the kid they found. The rest of the lake was hard, he just wandered too close to the open water.

[moneytalksbsw]

Goose Lake in my has a remarkable hue to it that is definately not normal. Having Kohler Mix up the road dumping warm water discharge into the lake is likely the culprit for the water discoloration. I don't think the DNR has sampled the lake for PCBs etc. but I guess the result would be not great. Getting back to the sewage issue. The only treatment for the the raw sewage was the natural biological process of decomposition. Anyone for a dip in Goose Lake?

[Johnny_Da_Der]

50 years is more than enough time for the sewage to decompose and the pathogens to die off, although they psychological effects still persist.

I would be much more worried about the PCBs and whatever has made it turquoise.

either way, you'll never catch me swimming in it or taking home any fish. Probably wouldn't stop me from C&R'ing a few, but why fish from a turquoise lake when there are a million other options.

[BoxMN]

Then there's that "treated lumber" lumber yard or wharehouse or whatever it is, right across the road from the West side of W. Goose. We always give our neighrbor crap, as his kids ski in it with the Ski Otters, or whatever they call the ski club over there now.

Well, anybody who swims in that lake will be well preserved (not meant towards the missing cadet, but at the folks who ski there regularly. But yep, there are some fine looking ducks who stopover there in spring and fall. Lots of cans, bluebill, ringbill, bufflehead, goldeneye, redheads, and of course woodies and mallards and geese.

[Johnny_Da_Der]

If that is a treated lumber yard, Chemical run off sounds like a more likely culprit for the turquoise water than cooling water. i know they use some pretty nasty stuff for treating lumber. several of the chemicals used in treatment contain copper and copper compounds can stain water a turqouise-y color.... hmmm.... Of course I am just speculating here and not accusing anyone of anything.

Also, I think it would take a ton before you would get a really pronounced color change, and levels that high would probably result in a serious fish kill.

I just looked at the aerial pic on google earth... it is definitely an odd color, especially compared to WBL.

i know i wouldn't want my kids wiping out on that lake and taking in a mouthful.... good luck to the 5 gallon bucket crew eating fish outta that lake.

[dogs]

I lived right up the block from goose lake and worked for the minnow wholesaler on the southeast corner of big goose for years. There would be time in the summer you could not get a minnow trap to sink in the shallows for the water was so thick. Threw the best fatheads to found. As far as going back 60 years 70 years good part of those lakes was hayed. The lumber plant has nothing to do with its condtion

its has gotten a lot better than 30 years ago(Dam I am talking like an old man) it always has been a pea soup looking mix.