There is little control of mercury emissions coming out of the coal burning power plants in the area. The mercury accumulates in the environment.

Think about how much coal enters a power plant and it burned on a daily basis. 50 train cars full of coal every day enter AB Brown in Posey County, IN. And this is a small power plant compared to others like Big Rivers in KY.

It all adds up and it won't go away. And the mercury bio accumulates in the fish. The bigger and older fish will have more mercury in them than the smaller fish.

Enjoy the fishing but don't eat too many fish out of waters that are contaminated.

Welcome to the 21st century guys. We did this to our selves.


Quote Originally Posted by King31 View Post
Unless I'm seeing something different, it shows that GRL only has an advisory for bottom feeders. Crappie fall under the statewide once per week, while bass are once per month, that is if you are not pregnant or a child under the age of 6. It is crazy to see how many pollutants really are in the water.