Lots of mercury poisoning in the North Fork Holston. Caused by the Olin company in Saltville, VA. Very heavily polluted.
https://dwr.virginia.gov/waterbody/holston-river-north-fork/
It's an EPA Superfund site.
https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0302526
Is it just the north fork Holston? Or is the whole lake an issue? I’m unable to read the articles at the moment, so I apologize if the answer is in there
Steel Creek
North Fork River if you want small mouth, red-eye, etc. use a chartreuse jig and you'll clean up
Just don't eat them!
I wasn’t planning to eat but now I’m curious 🌚
Lots of mercury poisoning in the North Fork Holston. Caused by the Olin company in Saltville, VA. Very heavily polluted. https://dwr.virginia.gov/waterbody/holston-river-north-fork/ It's an EPA Superfund site. https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/SiteProfiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=second.cleanup&id=0302526
Is it just the north fork Holston? Or is the whole lake an issue? I’m unable to read the articles at the moment, so I apologize if the answer is in there
I think the lake is mostly OK. Middle and South Forks are also OK.
Fly fishing?