our chain of lakes in WI was invaded by rusty crays. changed the lake for a long time, depleted most of weed beds. Some mucky lakes stayed weedy however as the cray fish did not do well with just a muck bottom. It took nearly ten years but nature finally balanced its self out. The weeds beds are back and the lake is great. People think the rusrys are gone. Giant schools of minnows, crappy, WE its like an aqurium snorkeling.
But the lake is still loaded with rustys, I can snorkel around and every other rock or log has one under it.,
The SMB are so keyed in on them they follow me around waiting for me to flip things over then rush in looking. I will have a dozen 17 inchers following me around at times.
The LMG have really come on strong now that the weeb beds are back over the last 5 years. I never harvest the SMB but have some of the LMB. Every one has rustys in its belly.
I Feel with invaders, they will cause in inbalance for awhile but nature will find the new balnce that includes them eventually Of coarse in a small pond or smaller area things are a little differant.
Last edited by BobbyRice; 02/12/15 10:39 AM.
