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 Orange water dam on Lake Athens
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02/20/18 11:37 PM
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2014NITROZ-7
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Drove by today and saw an orange barrier from ramp across lake.It was blocking access toward bridge.Anyone heard about this?
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: 2014NITROZ-7]
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02/21/18 12:03 AM
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Dubee
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: 2014NITROZ-7]
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02/21/18 12:16 AM
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Brad R
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Our neighbors just texted us and we said we'd drive over on the way back from Tyler.
That positioning appears to be almost exactly where the gas line runs across the bottom of the lake . . . from the AMWA building and adjacent land over and slightly west of the ramps.
It's a popular place for the crappie guys I understand, fishing that pipe.
Maybe a new pipe?
Brad
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: 2014NITROZ-7]
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02/21/18 02:25 AM
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John Findeisen
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See post in Open Freshwater Discussion.
John Findeisen
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Inland Fisheries Division - Aquatic Habitat Enhancement
900 CR 218
Brookeland, TX 75931
409.698.9121 ext. 235
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
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02/21/18 02:27 AM
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2014NITROZ-7
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Just saw that.Thanks for the info.
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: 2014NITROZ-7]
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02/21/18 03:38 AM
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Hobbs McAvoy
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Saw one of those on Palestine in the back of saline bay. Guess there is some giant salvinia there too.
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: Hobbs McAvoy]
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02/21/18 03:45 AM
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John Findeisen
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You are correct. Its in the very back.
John Findeisen
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Inland Fisheries Division - Aquatic Habitat Enhancement
900 CR 218
Brookeland, TX 75931
409.698.9121 ext. 235
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: 2014NITROZ-7]
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03/02/18 01:12 AM
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skeeterfan
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It was still there yesterday. You cannot access areas West of the ramp (ie: under the bridge). Tx Parks & Wildlife supposedly sprayed the affected area of the lake.
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: skeeterfan]
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03/02/18 01:14 AM
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BTwrestle04
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You can still access them. They said you can go right over them. Just yank the big motor out of the water before it reaches the line.
Bass Cat Puma w/ Mercury ProXS 250
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: BTwrestle04]
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03/02/18 01:18 AM
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senko9S
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You can still access them. They said you can go right over them. Just yank the big motor out of the water before it reaches the line.
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
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03/02/18 02:33 AM
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Blindshot54
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Yes drive over it. JUST don't the big motor over and tear it up.
Blindshot,
Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it.
-Harry Middleton
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
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03/02/18 02:56 AM
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Slefler
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They put them up to stop the spread of invasive aquatic vegetables which are easily transported as it is, dont drive over them, you pick up a hitchhiker on your transducer or jack plate or wherever then go back over to the unaffected side with your hitchhiker youre just making it worse
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
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03/02/18 03:15 AM
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skeeterfan
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I thought the boom was placed to keep boat traffic out but I was mistaken. I read the TPWD article which confirms you can drift over it.
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: Slefler]
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03/02/18 03:20 AM
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senko9S
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oh Lord ive heard it all here this winter...  aquatic vegetables...
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Re: Orange water dam on Lake Athens
[Re: Slefler]
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03/02/18 03:35 AM
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Douglas J
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invasive aquatic vegetables 
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