Fish up from sandy lake

Fish up from sandy lake #7163945 02/13/12 12:33 AM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 450 mckinney B brandonsbird02 OP Angler
OP brandonsbird02 Angler B Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 450 mckinney	I know it's part of the trinity but with it being close to Lewisville is the fish in that part of the river ok to eat or is it unsafe from any part of the trinity?

Re: Fish up from sandy lake [Re: brandonsbird02] #7167497 02/13/12 08:15 PM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,975 Fort Worth, Texas S Smithaven Extreme Angler
Smithaven Extreme Angler S Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,975 Fort Worth, Texas	That area is way above the problems. The advisory is caused by the Aerospace companies in the DFW metroplex. Eat away. Clear Fork of Trinity River from Benbrook Reservoir dam and West Fork from Lake Worth dam, including main stem of the Trinity downstream to US 287 bridge. Portions of Anderson, Dallas, Ellis, Freestone, Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro and Tarrant counties. Chemicals of Concern: Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Dioxins

Re: Fish up from sandy lake [Re: brandonsbird02] #7169002 02/14/12 02:16 AM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 244 Carrollton C CityByTheSeaCitizen Outdoorsman
CityByTheSeaCitizen Outdoorsman C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 244 Carrollton	One of the 6 Dallas city water intakes is about a mile up from McCinnish park landing. About 7 miles above that is a waste water treatment. Go figure. In general Dams are good filters. Stuff either sinks or floats in water, and many dam draws from the middle of the water column (usually). There are exceptions to this, where the lakes only have a spillway. I have eaten fish from that stretch more than once, and other than my twitch, I am still alright.

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