Hwy 55 landing at Koronis to shutdown

[workin4bait]

I was at Koronis today and the AIS checker said the landing at highway 55 is to close on Tuesday the 6th of October so the D.N.R. can work on" attempting "[my word] to rid the lake of the new invasive weed.

 

workin

[Borch]

Yeah we saw they pulled the dock and put up a gate in front of the ramps. Figured it was closing soon.

[dfv87]

Please monitor this situation as I called the City of Paynesville and they said all accesses eventually will be closed to treat the lake... I requested a time line for this.

 But for those of us who fall night fish... might be wise to look into other area lakes... Borch you got any ideas?

[Borch]

I hope that they are able to get the lake cleared of this new invasive species without harming it.  It's one of my favorites.

 

As far as other places to fish there are many options within a short drive.

[dfv87]

Amen Borch! Love me some fall nights chasing eyes on Koronis, freezing my ... and hoping for a nice eye to hit that crank!

[dfv87]

The City council is going to meeting tomorrow Tuesday, the way it appears now the Veterans Park access will remain open with all the other access closing.　

I will sent you a follow up after the meeting, thanks Ron

This is my email response from Ron Mergen from City of Paynesville... Vet park will be open

what is that access like? Deep? parking? level?

[Naturboy]

Is Veterans Park the one where you park at the top on the south side of the lake?

Edited October 8, 2015 by Naturboy

[Borch]

No that is the regional park.

 

Veteran Park is just NE of first island in the NW bay of off Cedar Point Road.

[dfv87]

Borch is correct... (that actually hurt to type that- JK Borch) it is a City park. Regional Park along with all other (public) landings are supposed to close for AIS treatments. 

[Horseshoe_Don]

also known as Van's beach for koronis old timers like me.

 

 

Don

[jigginjim]

Has the DNR say what AIS was they going after?  Sure do hope the money spent fixes things.

[dfv87]

NEW AIS is starry stonewort?????... only lake in MN with it according to Star Trib Article... No one knows how it got in but it is aggressive enough to choke out milfoil (they say) so they are trying to control it I guess... We don't have the best track record controlling AIS...