Clean, Drain, And Dry

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That sounds pretty extreme, but leads me to wonder what all those ZM's are eating to sustain themselves while their incredible numbers continue to increase on that ultra-clear body of water?

How bad are they in other lakes close to Winnebago? Same/better/worse ?

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The Winnebago situation in Wisconsin is certainly on the extreme side and probably the worst case scenario in the state. Other lakes in the area are effected but not near what Winnebago has. The fertile shallow mainly mud bottom lake is probably the reason.Due to the shallow nature and entry into the lake of septic system leeching and fertilization around the lake, an algae bloom that is like pea soup similiar to Erie develops most years and there's plenty of nutrients to filter. The buildup in inlet/ outlet mouths, with some current, I mentioned in the original post are basically expired mussel shells.

The upside I didn't have time to post originally is weed growth is now common which hurts trolling cranks or harnesses where before the dark water inhibited growth but.....Smallmouth are extremely common in the lake now where before they were the exception as well as Bluegill and an amazing amount

of Jumbo 11-12" Perch using the weeds for cover, hatch survival and eating the Zebras. Mother nature seems to have a way of adapting to most things we throw at it.

[fishinwrench]

There ya have it.