Zebra mussels are lake wide

[Ham]

The Zebra mussels are clearly thicker up lake than they are on the lower end BUT I believe they are lake wide and will continue to establish themselves.

I caught on on a jig hook. It clamped on the hook and lost his glue grip on his house when I pulled the jig free. That was in the VERY back of Sister Creek.

later I had a Zebra mussel break off in the portion on Noe Creek that is close to the main lake. The last foot of line was shredded. Typical of the other zebra mussel break offs. 

 

[Diamond City Fisher]

They are really thick in the Lead Hill area. When the water went down last year mussels covered the entire shore line that was under water.....picnic tables, fire rings and everything else. I have also caught a few on jig hooks. They do not seem as thick this year as last year....or maybe we are just getting use to them. These photos are from the Lead Hill Park after last years flood.

[Brinson]

I believe the numbers in the Lead Hill area are less than last year but, while fishing on the upper end past Diamond City 2 weeks ago, I saw what looked like larvae or early stage mussels on the backs of dead zebra shells. Looks like they are beginning to bloom again. 

Brinson

[mojorig]

We have found them all the way to the dam for several years now. We have noticed the area around Oakland doesn't have many ZM right now.

They start spawning when the water reaches 50 degrees so their numbers will start picking up near end of June toward first of July when the veligers start to settle out.

[Bluff-Bassin]

I pulled up a branch with a jig which had a few attached by turkey creek last fall or winter. That's just a couple miles south of the theodosia bridge. 

[mixermarkb]

I've seen them in Spring Creek as well. Nothing like the Kdock area though. I've never seen anything like that, every bush is covered in them from the last high water.