Jerry, that is disturbing but not surprising to me. i was raised in the coal fields of eastern kentucky where coal prep plants and coal fired power plants are prevelant. i read in my ky sportsman guide that the danger is non exsistant in our lakes but the ohio river (which borders us to the state of ohio has some mercury content in fish. from what i understand most mercury contamination is in the fat of the fish. catfish are a great receptor of mercury from what i have read. i really hope this gets better but doubt it though as oil gets higher coal gets more feasable for a power source. the strange thing in my area is that we have many lakes that are below prep plants that have no sign of mercury contaminants(it is said) oh well something is gonna kill me... i hope its not mercury poison.... certainly not from my crappie..lol