I have muscles! mussels? Sand Hollow reservior finds them!

[talltigeguy]

Yep, I don't have the kind of muscles I would like, but I have found out that my local lake has found some mussels in it. I was sure it was bound to happen being only 80 miles away from Lake Mead, but it is a bummer nonetheless, since Lake Powell will require the 140 degree water decontamination before I go there.

Sand Hollow reservior now has mussels: DNA confirmation is pending, but I would bet if it is not contaminated now, it is just a matter of time.

Unless the bass learn to eat them, then it will likely kill a budding trophy bass fishery as well. 8 pound largemouth were caught there last year, from what I understand.

http://www.thespectrum.com/article/2...ries-officials

[lohe]

Lame

[KonaKing]

It only takes a few minutes at powell and if your bilge is dry and has been for 2 weeks they wont even need to do it. Ya I think its just a matter of time before all the lakes have them

[Moki]

You could always bring your boat up North and the mussels will freeze to death! We had 4 inches of snow this morning and it is the end of May

[LovinPowell]

My solution to this problem (for Sand Hollow) is to drain the lake. Let everything dry out for about a month (let's be sure that they are dry and dead) and then refill it. The fish could be transferred to Quail Lake (Just a few miles away) and then Sand Hollow would be clean again. I don't look forward to trying to avoid stepping on the shells on the nice sand dunes that Sand Hollow has. Plus the cost to do otherwise would be perpetual whereas the cost to drain and maintain it clean would be cheaper. I think that I'll make some phone calls.

[gman]

Folks!! Make sure you flush your engines out real good. After the last trip to Mead everytime I start up the boat on trailer with the hose hooked up I have these broken up critters comming out of the exhaust.

[SPBFAN]

Folks!! Make sure you flush your engines out real good. After the last trip to Mead everytime I start up the boat on trailer with the hose hooked up I have these broken up critters comming out of the exhaust.

How big of chunks are coming out. Our shore line was packed with these at the reunion last year? Did you take any pic's

[gman]

no pics but about a 1/16 to 1/8 in. in size. I've starated the boat several times since the reunion, and just the other day again and still have them comming out. They look like somewhat broken up but the ground had a bunch of them everytime I ran the boat. Has anyone else that was at the reunion experienced this?

[MoneyPity]

Sorry to hear it.

[dingleberry]

gman - did you beach your boat while at Mead? That's the only explanation that I can think of - that somehow some shells (either whole or already broken) were kicked up from the bottom and sucked into your intake (since they attach to rocks and hard surfaces, it would take something to dislodge them first).

The water left in your system may well have contained larvae, but even if they remained in your system, they would require a continuing source of food and oxygen to grow large enough to develop shells of any noticeable size. Have you been boating regularly since then, which could possibly provide food & oxygenated water if done frequently?

Otherwise, I can't think of a reasonable explanation. Mead is the only body of water our boat has touched since it left the factory, and I haven't noticed anything like you describe when I've run it at the house.

[gman]

Yes, we had it beached with all the other boats at the reunion. We were just working on the boat and I started it up and out they came broken up again. If there is water they will live.

[TeamAllen]

No problem with my boat. We drain the blue water (freeze plugs) after every Mead trip. Just to be safe.