Thread: Lake Talquin "Are the good times really over?"

Hope this doesn't come off wrong or naive...but do you really want more people pressuring this wonderful resource? The last time I checked, the more fishing pressure, the worse the fishing became.
As long as they don't close down the boat ramps, I don't see what the problem is. My understanding, albeit superficial at best, was that we don't want folks to take over the lakefront property. The lakefront property usually gets bought by the affluent who love saint augustine grass, which needs tons of pesticides and fertilizers. These agents are what I thought accelerated the aging process of lakes, which helps the growth of the muck on the bottom and reduces oygen levels for game fish. As long as we don't spray too much grass, and fertilize the 'pretty green grass' near the lake, the fishing typically does quite well.
But hey, I'm just a young crappie boy from the South, what do I know.

Originally Posted by Crappielover

Hope this doesn't come off wrong or naive...but do you really want more people pressuring this wonderful resource? The last time I checked, the more fishing pressure, the worse the fishing became.
As long as they don't close down the boat ramps, I don't see what the problem is. My understanding, albeit superficial at best, was that we don't want folks to take over the lakefront property. The lakefront property usually gets bought by the affluent who love saint augustine grass, which needs tons of pesticides and fertilizers. These agents are what I thought accelerated the aging process of lakes, which helps the growth of the muck on the bottom and reduces oygen levels for game fish. As long as we don't spray too much grass, and fertilize the 'pretty green grass' near the lake, the fishing typically does quite well.
But hey, I'm just a young crappie boy from the South, what do I know.

Nah, you misunderstand Bubba.

What this all boils down to is that the Gadsden County Chamber of Commerce has decided not to support a couple of Crappie tournaments that they've supported in the past.

It seems that the C of C has decided they can live without the revenue that these tournaments bring in, better than they can live with the tournaments for some reason... no one will say what that reason is, but I'm sure that the Crappie tournament officials have asked the question "Why?" and have been told why...