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Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? #4792485 04/28/10 08:38 PM
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Lubbock has been home my whole life with the exception of a few years spent in the DFW area. I have to say that I have never fished Buffalo Springs Lake. Those that know the lake have all heard the rumors about sewage water. Does anyone know the real story and is it safe to eat fish out of BSL? I am sure any water that is going in to the lake is treated. However, LOL...
I do remember a year or two ago a guy caught some fish that had human teeth. Or looked like human teeth. Stangest thing I had ever seen.

Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: ABarney] #4793438 04/29/10 01:16 AM
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Prob just a pacu.


PB's:
Common: 30lbs
Mirror: 14lbs
Buffalo: 56lbs
White Amur:49lbs
Blue Cat: 32lbs
Yellow Cat: 34lbs
Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: SomethingSmellsFishy] #4793511 04/29/10 01:35 AM
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i been in the lubbock area since 68
and the only thing i have caught out of buffalo lake was a striper on a 14 inch black worm with yellow tail
15 lber
thought i had caught big bass of the day

and no i would not eat anything that came out that place

yes the sewer plant had run over several times with raw sewage
down into the creek that feeeds the lake from yellowhouse canyon
reason it ran over was due to the sewage pumps shut down
and the pumps went out and so the sewage from town filled up the containment and ran over



That Bass dont care if your in a Ranger boat or a metal bathtub with a trolling motor mounted to it
if he aint biting neither will do you any good
Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: Bass Buster I] #4793532 04/29/10 01:40 AM
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as far as the fish with human teeth that is a hush hush thing
its out way of controlling the borders
arizona shuts down the bus system in and out
we just put fish with teeth in our lakes



That Bass dont care if your in a Ranger boat or a metal bathtub with a trolling motor mounted to it
if he aint biting neither will do you any good
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Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: Buglemintoday] #4794785 04/29/10 01:07 PM
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Several things from this thread made me laugh! Thanks.

Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: ABarney] #4795961 04/29/10 05:37 PM
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The treated sewage is discharged below Ransom Canyon. The canyon lakes are designed to filter the rain runoff before is reaches Buffalo. When I lived in Lubbock, I ate catfish and crappie I caught from there.


Originally Posted by OTFF
He is truly a sick individual.
Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: Fishin' Nut] #4807693 05/02/10 02:54 PM
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Yeah...the treated wastewater goes into Yellowhouse Canyon below Ransom Canyon, so Buffalo is safe. There are some large stripers in that lake. They have done alot of work around the marina in the past 5-7 years...it isn't your daddy's old Buffalo Springs Lake anymore.


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The storm water also drains into the canyon past Buffalo.
The Stripers are coming back after re-stocking after the bloom. I was told by the lake warden that they were catching some near legal size.
I think the water in the lake is fine, it does have a very high algae content.


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Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: ABarney] #7142882 02/07/12 07:10 PM
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how about a pic of this fish with human teeth.



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Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: ABarney] #7142940 02/07/12 07:21 PM
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Here's a link to the story. Probably dumped by someone with an aquarium. There have been Pacu caught in many places.

here is one in South Carolina:
http://www.kcbd.com/global/story.asp?s=13151783

http://scienceray.com/biology/zoology/the-pacu-fish-the-fish-with-human-teeth/





Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: SomethingSmellsFishy] #7142942 02/07/12 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted By: SomethingSmellsFishy
Prob just a pacu.



Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: ABarney] #7143764 02/07/12 11:00 PM
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One other point...Richland Chambers is all TREATED WASTEWATER! It is the new normal and a great idea in keeping Texas water within our borders.

Especially since Oklahoma will not sell their excess that runs into the Red and is wasted.



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The only real problem BSL has is Golden Algae, and it gets hit a good bit due to its size. I have a friend who went out there and tore up the crappie in that lake, ate them and said they were pretty good. I wouldn't worry too much about eating the fish out of there. Now the Lubbock Canyon lakes on the other hand is a different story.



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Re: Buffalo Springs Lake, Lubbock/Is it true? [Re: ABarney] #7149959 02/09/12 06:01 AM
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dont know about the water but the toothed fish is a pacu. its rare but not unheard of to catch amazon fish. lake travis has piranha in it. some one released bunch of red bellies(meat eaters) in the lake so TPW released some that only eat the red bellies and not the other fish population.


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