Fearing the health of my spot

[twitchfish]

Stopped at one of my favorite spots this morning for a little pre-long day attitude adjustment. Grabbed a weightless worm rig and walked to the bank. This spot is in a HIGH rent area that I know most of the lakeside homeowners who view me as the harmless, crazy guy fishing in boots and a suit. One of the lots has recently been sold and foundation work for new construction has started. We have gotten a lot of rain lately, and I noticed a pump running in the foundation dig with a fuel can next to it. No big deal.

Under the advisement of folks on here, first cast is made 10' from shore as I softly approach. I slowly start reeling up the slack. As I retrieve I notice a dark residue splattering about my reel, my clothes and hands. IT IS MOTOR OIL! And it is everywhere. A thin film covers the cove, the whole cove. I immediately started looking around and close as I can figure it came either from the pump or that can, was kind of a mess everywhere.

Worried what effect this may have, thinking not good. More rain is coming, hopefully this will help. If it is bad, anyone know of easy access bank fishing for a crazy guy in a suit and waders usually only an hour at a time at weird times of the day? Simply to battle depression.

Twitch

[steezy]

I hope you called the local authorities and reported that mess.

The person responsible should be hung!

[J-B]

I hope you called the local authorities and reported that mess.

The person responsible should be hung!

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[grimlin]

I hope you called the local authorities and reported that mess.

The person responsible should be hung!

If you report it,whoever is laying that foundation is going to be paying some hefty,hefty fines.Simply because if that goes underground and into drinking water it ain't just going to be the fish they will have to worry about.I smell lawsuits coming.....

[NewAngler]

There are much bigger concerns than a lost fishing spot. Call DNR. Like, yesterday.

[Grey Wolf]

DUDE , TURN IT IN INSTEAD OF TURNING YOUR BACK TO THE SITUATION AND ASKING WHERE ANOTHER LAKE IS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Elite Image Fishing]

Make the call man, don't assume there is nothing you can do. That's just not right.

[SWH]

You really need to report that abuse. You can do it anonymously if your afraid of someone finding out its you reporting it.

[BassDeaton01]

Definitely call DNR. They have a team ready for situations like this. I actually just did a class on HAZMAT spills this week for our base and this ties right in with it. There is no telling how far the oil has already gotten by now. I feel sorry for whoever is responsible for the source of that oil.

[nUgZ]

Give me the info I need and I will call the authorities.  Something has to be done.

[bottledgt]

for what its worth, had an ex pour 2 qts in my koi pond outside my house. water looked like *** for weeks, but it cleared up and nothing died at all...i was surprised

[mr.mallard]

that can be not only horrible for the fish but also the rest of the enviroment....turtles,deer drinking from it, birds, you dont realize how much it can effect

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[twitchfish]

It was immediately reported to the home/lot owners I knew who have the situation handled. It has not gone unaffected, my concern is for the health of the water.

The new fishing hole was a smart alleck comment. To quote Steve Martin in Roxanne, "I gave up irony, because there were so few practitioners".

Twitch

[twitchfish]

But really? What is the risk? Typical pumps hold roughly a quart of oil, or if a two-stroke this size looked about a gallon tank of mixed. If a quart of oil or a gallon fuel got into this 10acre lake what is the risk?

There is a quarry in amall town south of here. The story goes, to provide cover for his fish, the owner sank 2 old broken down dumptrucks (before you boys freak and start calling BS, it gets better). Well the old boy didn't drain the tanks on either contaminating the quarry for, I have heard, 5 to 15 years depending on the storyteller. This quarry is 90 feet deep at it's deepest and there has not been a fish caught in years. Of course the caveat is he was a mean old dude who NEVER let anyone fish there. The property has recently been sold to a nursery. I am going to ask them the next time I am at their more local offfice if anyone has been fishing there and if any luck.

I know this is a terrible situation and owners and authorities have been notified. How bad is it going to be, it was a great spot.

Thanks for the understanding - Twitch