06-10-2019, 10:17 PM
Do be aware of the dreaded swimmers Itch in that lake. I don't know if it is still there, but there was a sign at the boat ramp.
Lots of people swim and play in the water. I have done it once myself before I learned about the "Itch", but if you are going to be in the weeds, you should know there is a parasite that may burrow into mammalian skin. It is not a parasite whose biology is compatible with our physiology though, so once inside it dies and creates a miserable itch and rash type symptoms.
There have been reports here over the years:
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...post=53542
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...ost=750642
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...ost=889580
I won't get in that lake without waders, though I have seen tubers without waders. I didn't look close enough to determine if they had any pants at all.
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Lots of people swim and play in the water. I have done it once myself before I learned about the "Itch", but if you are going to be in the weeds, you should know there is a parasite that may burrow into mammalian skin. It is not a parasite whose biology is compatible with our physiology though, so once inside it dies and creates a miserable itch and rash type symptoms.
There have been reports here over the years:
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...post=53542
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...ost=750642
http://www.bigfishtackle.com/cgi-bin/gfo...ost=889580
I won't get in that lake without waders, though I have seen tubers without waders. I didn't look close enough to determine if they had any pants at all.
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