Great fish! Last time I went there, my buddy caught a 5-lb large mouth. Do they have a pest management plan in place there for the zebra mussels, Dennis?
Well, at our intake structure, there are several different hanging targets for the mussels. Some plastic, steel, stainless, etc, to see what they are attracted to. I'm not sure who is doing the study, as its a huge facility, and we only know our areas that we are responsible for.
We have other researchers doing studies on lizards, and I don't know what else.
What I do know is that the Zebra mussels have ruined the fishing in Sooner lake. There is a food chain in nature that must be followed, and the zebra mussels have broken the chain.
At one time the state record hybrid was at Sooner, but has been eclipsed by other lakes since.
Now, its rare to catch a hybrid larger than 4 pounds.
No food.
The lake record I posted on should be a 30+ pound fish in length, but is starving. Its a fish that has been around for awhile. Bigger stripers have been caught in the past, but the lake record program was not in effect at that time.
The other specie in the lake are suffering as well.