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Zebra Mussels in Lake Travis
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10/21/17 07:25 PM
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Bob Landry
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This week a customer of mine was motoring his sailboat over to another yard for a haul-out. He noticed that his knot meter was not working. When they got it hauled and up on stands he looked at the paddle wheel for the knot meter and there was a huge zebra mussel attached to it, preventing it from turning. They're officially here..
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Re: Zebra Mussels in Lake Travis
[Re: Bob Landry]
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10/21/17 08:14 PM
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grout-scout
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I thought they have been there for awhile?
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Re: Zebra Mussels in Lake Travis
[Re: Bob Landry]
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10/21/17 09:18 PM
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Bob Landry
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They probably have been. This is just the first time I've heard from anyone with a direct exposure to them..
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Re: Zebra Mussels in Lake Travis
[Re: Bob Landry]
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10/23/17 11:52 PM
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CDF
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I just got back to Texas from a steelhead trip on Lake Erie and they are pulling the boats out for the winter and it's amazing how many zebras are on the lower units.
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Re: Zebra Mussels in Lake Travis
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10/24/17 02:40 PM
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BridgeportGuide
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We were getting warnings from TPWD for almost two years before we really saw them. After the flood of 2015 they EXPLODED from one end of the lake to the other.
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