Lake Worth PSA.

The zebra muscles have fully taken over. Carry on.

Maybe they will eat some of the mercury.

Like little glowing light bulbs at the bottom

Define fully taken over…what problem are they causing…etc.

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/lake-worth-designated-fully-infested-with-zebra-mussels/2731317/

Its a source of water for fort worth.

I wonder when it went from mostly to full taken over...

That is a good thing in that lake.

It'll soon be every lake in Texas .

I fish that lake 1-2 times per week year round... I have not seen any zebra muscles. After that article came out I started asking some of the other regulars, none of us have seen any. You'd think if a lake is “fully infested” at least some of the fishermen would have seen them.

I agree Matt I regularly fish lakes that are “infested” I have yet to see any either.

About the time they decided they needed more federal money.

Did Butch leave the gate open? How did this happen.

Zebra muscle will flourish in rocky, clear lakes with good depth.
There might be a few in Worth, but they will have a difficult time thriving.

that doesn't bode well for Bridgeport.

Texoma has had them for a long time now. It's doing just fine.

Zebra Mussels is a good food source for Goatman.

I am not worried about Zebra Mussels but the Giant Salvania is a different story much more potential to ruin a good fishing lake.

We need more Cajuns, they’ll make a delicacy out of anything

If the lake is full of them one thing is certain, th water quality will improve. While they are a pain for dock owners, water intakes and often fishermen it seems the fishing improves after tgey have been there a bit. They also seem to go away after a couple years.

he's still very hungry.

A very clear lake is not generally considered the best fishing habitat as there is not enough food to support the bait fish. That is the reason pond management often includes fertilization which increases the small organism growth. Either too little or too much is not a good thing.

Not good for native zooplankton and mollusk populations. I think buffalo and common carp will eat some of them. Might help Bridgeport's small mouth numbers and size.

They have left most waters in better shape after they run through the lake. As for Bridgeport the bass fishing out here is pretty damn good. You better have some weight if you want to win a tournament here. Up until August you needed 20lbs or better. Spring into summer there were a bunch of 25lb bags.

The water quality out here now is excellent.

it's always been my favorite lake. ultra clear in the summer.

I laugh to think that Lake Worth will have clear water.

Caught a few zebs when they attached to lines. Caught a glob of them on Austin last time out. Georgetown is full of them. When the lake dropped 14' last year, you can see their shells on all the trees and rocks.

Been coming out here or living out here since I was 5 years old. I love the lake. Its getting more lakeside development than I wanted to see but still pretty rural. We now have a ton of wakeboats and such too out here.

My first thought as well

Need a carp kill on that lake

OH Ivie is full of them right now. Never seen the water clearer.