Quote Originally Posted by Alphahawk View Post
Sorry to hear that. Is it coming from industrial pollution?

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I do not know....we have a lot of fish advisories,and parts of Southern Illinois have been heavily coal mined and has had some Industrial issues.Missouri is not as bad it seems but we were the world's leader in lead production for years and it has caused some problems purported to be mostly localized.And Mercury is showing up everywhere now. Clearwater Lake in Missouri has a do not eat crappie bigger than 9" because of Mercury buildup in the larger fish. The general consensus is now to eat the smaller fish of any species in most bodies of water because they have less time to accumulate contaminates.

I started noticing a reduction in the overall size in Kentucky Lake probably 5 or 6 years ago.Still a top destination but I know a lot bedding areas and I am taking a pretty good sample of fish if I get to go for a three day trip or so. It's not that uncommon for me to catch a 100 fish a day there.I have not fished it in a couple of years though....I plan on going this Spring.

Overall the fishing is good...something specific happening to the bluegill more so than the other species.