Hey guys. New to here but will probably become a permanent fixture. What an awesome place to go! First of all, I have a 6-7 acre lake in central wisconsin and when I bought it, I put 500 LMB and 2,500 BG in there and they went from 4-6" and 3-5" respectively from spring to 12-13" and 6-8" by fall. I had a Vertec aerator put in right before freeze-up but because they turned it on full-time right away (and right prior to the lake freezing up that probably attributed to the problem), they caused a complete fish-kill that I just recently was able to corroborate. Last spring, I ended up taking a couple full-day trips to the other part of the state to acquire fish as I rent cottages on this private lake and owed it to my clients for them to be able to catch fish. Just prior to verifying what had caused my fish to die, you can imagine I was very concerned with my fish this winter!! Any ways, they are doing excellent!! I have LMB, BG, BC and YP.
My question is, I have a back-hoe guy that I want to come out and clean out a couple shallow areas (and dig them deeper) on the upside of the lake (it is shaped like a hotdog-long and narrower) and would like him to take advantage of the ground being frozen but am concerned that he may dig up a lot of gases or toxics and with the ice covering, may pose a threat again to the fish.
Any recommendations?
