Central Texas Zebra Mussels Have Arrived - Best Practices to Sanitize Your Boat?

[KoolAid]

It doesn’t destroy lakes—it’s not great but life goes on. We have tons of them in the upper Midwest. Unfortunately!


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A lake near Waco has them and that's the only lake I've been on with them. They were over every inch of the lake floor and anything that was in the water. It seemed destroyed to me in the fact that now you can't have the kids swim up to the dock and climb the ladder without swim shoes. Otherwise they will get their feet cut open.

Its like swimming in a lake that everything is covered in cactus. Yes you can swim in it as long as you don't touch anything.

[BlackoutATX]

A lake near Waco has them and that's the only lake I've been on with them. They were over every inch of the lake floor and anything that was in the water. It seemed destroyed to me in the fact that now you can't have the kids swim up to the dock and climb the ladder without swim shoes. Otherwise they will get their feet cut open.

Its like swimming in a lake that everything is covered in cactus. Yes you can swim in it as long as you don't touch anything.

Good lord that sounds horrible. I can't imagine Travis being like that. Although Travis is deep almost everywhere. Most of the coves you are not touching bottom and far from it. But all over the docks sound miserable.

[dakota4ce]

Good lord that sounds horrible. I can't imagine Travis being like that. Although Travis is deep almost everywhere. Most of the coves you are not touching bottom and far from it. But all over the docks sound miserable.

We simply clean them off of our dock ladders. They are not hard to get off.


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[KoolAid]

We simply clean them off of our dock ladders. They are not hard to get off.


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Ah okay. I thought they would be a PITA.

[dakota4ce]

Ah okay. I thought they would be a PITA.

Don’t get me wrong, they’re stupid but once they arrive it’s not like lake life is over. Just a nuisance.


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[skiguy]

I didn’t realize All the Austin area lakes had the zebra mussels. Too bad. No need to sanitize now.

Thanks for the info!

I hope science finds a way to get rid of them. The thought of all the rocks covered in these things sounds awful.


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[BlackoutATX]

Found this little guy on the shoreline yesterday...



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[skiguy]

Found this little guy on the shoreline yesterday...



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I wonder if it is possible these mussels could attach to all the rocks lining the bottom of the lake and essentially form a layer/carpet? If so, that sounds terrible! Our Texas lakes are very rocky.


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