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Loon Lake kill off


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I talk to a guy that lives on that lake acouple of days ago and its true, their trying. one thing he said was that they havent netted any rough fish for three years or so and have cut the rate of walleyes going back into the lake by 1/3. And some how getting way to many catfish in the lake, which no one seems to know where they ve come from.

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ifishsd, where did you get that info about carp being the first to die in low oxygen levels????

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Since when did the freedom of speech vanish? I dont agree with bashing anyone but im sorry that the TRUTH hurts! I have read all the posts and I dont think anyone was getting too out of line. Runoff is not the only thing filling in the lakes, wind also plays a very big part in it, certain (most) farmers no longer practice conservation tilling! In turn leads to airborn dirt and debris, and the high winds come from our land being stripped of large old growth trees. So its not just the farmers that are farming right up to the lake its even the ones that are farming 1-30 miles away or even further depending on which way the wind is blowing and depending on whats in its way. Mail from St. Peter Minnesota has ended up in different towns between there and Wisconsin after large storms. Dredgeing does work though Lake Hanska was dredged a long time ago and is still holding its ground with its newly acquired depths!

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You still have freedom of speech But whaen you signed up to this wonderfull site you agreed to rules and no bashing of others is a rule

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My dad read it in the MN outdoor news. Carp are one of the frist to die I should have said. Fathead minnows and bullheads can live without hardly any oxygen.

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Since when did the freedom of speech vanish? I dont agree with bashing anyone but im sorry that the TRUTH hurts! I have read all the posts and I dont think anyone was getting too out of line. Runoff is not the only thing filling in the lakes, wind also plays a very big part in it, certain (most) farmers no longer practice conservation tilling! In turn leads to airborn dirt and debris, and the high winds come from our land being stripped of large old growth trees. So its not just the farmers that are farming right up to the lake its even the ones that are farming 1-30 miles away or even further depending on which way the wind is blowing and depending on whats in its way. Mail from St. Peter Minnesota has ended up in different towns between there and Wisconsin after large storms. Dredgeing does work though Lake Hanska was dredged a long time ago and is still holding its ground with its newly acquired depths!
Large old growth trees on the prairie? crazy
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The SDGFP site says Carp, walleyes, bluegills, crappies, and largemouth bass are intolerant to low O2 levels.

Fathead minnows, northern pike, perch, black bullheads, and the young of most fish species are tolerant to low O2 levels.

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I fished loon a few weeks ago and it was a dead sea. Not a bite in 5 days. Last year I had very good luck on the rock pile with nice eyes and slab crappies for several weeks. As far as killing the lake off I think there is alot more planning that needs to go into it before action is taken. Loon is connected with pearl lake and rush lake. Rush lake is full of carp and bullheads and they are rarely seined out. It is also a prime breeding ground as the lake is 4 foot of water and 2 foot of mud. To kill off loon would have little effect as fish easily travel from rush to pearl to loon. They would have to wipe out all three to even have a potential positive effect.

I remember the kill off in heron lake. Some good that did. Took out the population of large northen and left a lake filled with sediment and rough fish. Used to see a decent amount of spearing houses off community point and havent seen anyone for quite a few years now. Its a [PoorWordUsage] shame in my opinion.

Farmers do not need to take the blame for sediment. Yes tiles are a huge source of sediment in the lakes. But the state is not investing in any sort of watershed program to deal with it. Just across the border in Iowa directly south of loon lake Iowa conservation is taking more steps to preserve water quality in the great lakes area. They have recently bought more land between loon and big spirit and established a larger watershed. The sloughs they bring back help clean the water, remove sediment and they are also creating more hunting area and more habitat for waterfowl to return to the area.

Just my two cents which may not be much but theres alot larger picture to look at and alot more to blame than just farmers here.

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I didn't say farmers were to blame I just couldn't understand when some one came on and said that farming didn't cause the lakes to silt up and that one can do anything to their land that they wanted to. Sorry if I offended anybody but I think if you don't study history your doomed to repeat it if something doesn't turn around we are heading in the same direction as what happened in the early 1900 the dust bowl caused mainly but non conservation and drought that's why the fence line trees and buffers where created. And no everybody is at fault even people who fertilize their yards right up to the lakes to the guy who leaves trash on the lakes.

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Well said. Everyone has a part in what is happening whether they see it that way or not. I see a lot of trash left on the lakes during the winter and there is no reason for it. Walmart bags and 5 gallon pales make taking trash with you pretty simple. A little effort goes along ways.

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