HaHa HaHa:  0
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 16 of 16

Thread: Harris - The Dead Sea

  1. #11
    Join Date
    Aug 2013
    Location
    Holly Springs, NC
    Posts
    421
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default


    Thanks Mbsbeek thanked you for this post

  2. #12
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Raleigh, NC
    Posts
    2,269
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Thanks for the link--here is an important paragraph from the website. I highlighted one sentence in red.

    Harris Lake Hydrilla Management Project
    Harris Lake, a reservoir in New Hill, North Carolina, covers 4,100 acres in southwestern Wake County and southeastern Chatham County. Hydrilla was first observed in the lake in 1988, and since that time a substantial infestation has developed. Hydrilla is an aquatic weed included on the Federal Noxious Weed List and is recognized by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality as an Aquatic Weed. The possession or sale of hydrilla is prohibited in North Carolina and in the United States. Harris Lake is a source population for the spread of hydrilla to other waterbodies in our state, where the long-term environmental and economic impacts can be substantial. With the goal of mitigating hydrilla’s impacts, the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Water Resources (DWR) – Aquatic Weed Control Program will be implementing hydrilla control in Harris Lake. This effort will be conducted in collaboration with the Wildlife Commission. The Commission is also initiating a substantial effort to enhance aquatic habitat for fish and wildlife, especially largemouth bass, black crappie, and waterfowl to utilize in the absence of hydrilla.

  3. #13
    Join Date
    Sep 2019
    Location
    Sophia North Carolina
    Posts
    283
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Nice post. Thanks for the information.


    Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

  4. #14
    Join Date
    Nov 2011
    Location
    NC
    Posts
    1,032
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    I don't know about the Hydrilla. I didn't think there was any in Harris. I do know that Harris had a bad reputation for "snot grass" what ever that is. It smelled so bad it would make me want to throw up. I didn't like to eat the fish because I thought I could taste the snot grass. Harris was the only lake I have seen it in.

    Someone ask about limit enforcement.. Honest law abiding fishing people don't need enforcement, they use limits as a guide line. I have never seen a wildlife enforcement officer on Jordan. To me the limits are a guide. I fish Harris and because there is no limits, I feel that the limits on Jordan should be a good guide for Harris and that is what I use. Don't get me wrong. I am not trying to point a finger. The large mouth bass anglers have proven over the years that they can maintain good fishing waters by "releasing not keeping" their catch. If a few of the greedy ones get a big fine, they will fall in line or go somewhere else to fish.

  5. #15
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Posts
    828
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Used to be LOTS of hydrilla at Harris. I think most is gone now.

  6. #16
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Fuquay Varina
    Posts
    150
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    Absolutely right about Harris a perfect storm has hurt that lake, spraying the grass, over stocking grass carp, no size or creel limits it is a disaster. Better learn Jordan .. NCWRC will not listen and Duke Energy does not care.
    Likes Nowell Brown LIKED above post

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

BACK TO TOP