Christmas Trees
Once bare, thousands of Christmas trees across the United States are becoming feeding and breeding ridges for fish in lakes.The Army Corps of Engineers collects discarded trees to create an underwater habitat near piers in man made lakes and reservoirs that lack natural habitats.
The Army Corps drills holes in the trunks and wires four or five Christmas trees to a concrete block before tossing the conifers into the lakes. Anglers seek out the Christmas ridges as prime fishing grounds for bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. Anglers can even get permits to sink Christmas trees at their favorite fishing spots.
The Army Corps prefers Christmas trees to hardwood trees because the branches of conifers break easily if caught on fishing lines. More on trees and lakes!
January 10, 2006 6:44 AM | Category: Piers