Quote Originally Posted by Knot2Bad View Post
I have been thinking of this for a while and figure now is as go a time as any. I have never placed anything in the water to make structure. I get the reasons why and that fish do benefit from having structure to hide in and to search for food. I just wonder at what point do we begin doing harm from all the stuff going in the water. I would think the smaller the lake the greater potential to do that. Plastics and other no biodegradable material can last a long long time. So should we as a community of fisherman take the lead and start looking at what we are dong closer. Perhaps those with technical back ground or scientific or fisheries experience be involved so that a certain type of artificial structure can be endorsed for use. I know this will get some upset because nobody likes restriction or being told what to do but I for one would certainly not want to do anything to harm what we have left. Maybe this has already been done and all is good or maybe not. I know the road to hell is paved with good intentions and don't want to be the one standing by and saying nothing.
These studies have been done and the only restrictions that have resulted from them, as far as I know, is where drinking water is involved. Some of those lakes allow artificial only and some allow none. I assume that the added brush poses filtration problems due to chemicals released during decay process, as well as other things that they would rather not deal with. As for harming the lake, I don't see how it would do that. The cover actually provides added protection and algea for baitfish, which means more food for predator fish, ie. Crappie, Bass etc.