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90 Million Chub Will Die In Lake Poisoning
KOIN News6 ^ | 9/5/2006 | KOIN

Posted on 09/05/2006 9:15:23 PM PDT by DuxFan4ever

ROSEBURG, Ore. -- After years of talk, it's time for action against the invasive tui chub.

Diamond Lake will be closed to boating so officials can press forward with their plan to poison the unwanted fish and return the lake to a showcase trout fishery. In coming days, the state will spread a chemical that is toxic only to fish, and an estimated 90 million chub will die. The fish kill comes after years of public hearings and environmental battles over how to deal with the exploding chub population.

Diamond Lake's deep-blue waters have clouded in recent years as the chub proliferated. Brought in as bait from the Klamath Basin, the chubs multiplied like locusts, elbowed out rainbow trout, dirtied the water and drove campers away.

The lake will be restocked with trout next spring.


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: chub; fish; kill; poison
The Chubs must die!
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1 posted on 09/05/2006 9:15:24 PM PDT by DuxFan4ever
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To: DuxFan4ever

Shades of Lake Davis and northern pike in California..
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Here's rotenone in yur eye. Good luck!


2 posted on 09/05/2006 9:21:43 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ......Help the "Pendleton 8' and families -- http://www.freerepublic.com/~normsrevenge/)
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To: DuxFan4ever

I suppose it is a good guess to say it ain't an eatin' fish, eh?


3 posted on 09/05/2006 9:32:40 PM PDT by knarf (Sevices for my lost, now considered deceased, tagline at 2 PM .. all welcome.)
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To: knarf

They aren't very big. World record is like 8 lbs.


4 posted on 09/05/2006 10:11:35 PM PDT by DuxFan4ever (The next rational liberal I meet will be the first.)
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5 posted on 09/05/2006 10:17:53 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (MAY I DIE ON MY FEET IN MY SWAMP, BUAIDH NO BAS)
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To: DuxFan4ever
So they're going to "destroy the lake in order to save it."

Peter Arnett, please pick up the white courtesy phone...
6 posted on 09/05/2006 10:23:56 PM PDT by decal (The Key To Flexibility is Indecision)
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To: DuxFan4ever
Diamond Lake is a gorgeous gem just north of Crater Lake. We hit it twice a year & even with the chubs have enjoyed the fishing. They've planted several types of trout in an attempt to discover what type of game fish may eat the chub; some Williamson River trout have grown quite large. It will take a few years after the chub are removed, but the lake will see nice red meated trout that can grow to respectable size.
7 posted on 09/05/2006 10:30:54 PM PDT by Archie Bunker on steroids (We'll stay out of your bedrooms, if you stay out of our children's classrooms.)
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To: DuxFan4ever

I googled chubs and all I get are fat people and pets named chubs. Very few fish pictures. They look like they're a waste.


8 posted on 09/05/2006 11:02:37 PM PDT by sully777 (You have flies in your eyes--Catch-22)
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