A few people have asked me what the rotenone process was like, and I could only answer "weird" and "surreal". Boats crewed by people wearing haz-mat suits and respirators, driving back and forth spreading a toxic substance, followed by scores of floating dead fish.... and then the eerie stillness hanging over the lake.
However, the waterfowl seem to be back now. The Canada Geese are still hanging around, and some ducks. Today there were mergansers on a log just off our place, and some mallards swimming around. I have not seen any more evidence of goldfish, so hopefully they were all killed in the end.
The lake was open for public boating yesterday, but it was crispy in the morning (-8C) so I did not see anyone out.
I was expecting to see a lot of dead fish washed up on our shore, as the southerly winds blow everything on the lake this way. I've been surprised at how few fish there are, and the lack of fishy smell. There is one big dead bass floating near our dock and it is starting to decompose and smells a bit, but otherwise, almost all the fish have sunk to the lake bottom.
With the cold night temperatures I am sure it is making it challenging to keep water lines open for people who have had water delivered to them while the rotenone process happens.
I will post more info as I learn it.
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