stumps! what do you think?

[farmall 55a case]

I have a bunch of stumps close to 100 that I have pulled out! I have a very deep lake thinking about putting about 20 of them in there for fish habitat! What do you guys think bad or good idea? It about 30 feet deep?

 

[MBTRAC]

Maybe, but depending on the wood they could be difficult to secure/sink in a location- once they're in the lake they'll be in there for good, may prove a hazard & next to impossible to remove - IMO I'd rather burn them

 

[farmall 55a case]

They are mostly maple root wads! I not a very good fire builder! They never seem to burn in my brush piles!?

 

[300UGUY]

I wouldn't. It would take a long time for them to rot, and it might not be legal.

 

[Storm56]

Just recently the PA fish commission drained a lake in their conrol which was man made and was formed to cut ice in the late 1800's thru about 1949. It is amazing how well preserved all the stumps are. They obviously made excellent habitat for the fish. If you have a way to get them into the deeper water I say go for it!

 

[sdkubota]

I don't think they would pose any problem and wood placed in water virtually does not rot. Pilings for bridges and buildings placed in wet soil conditions are wood because they will outlast steel. Where the rot is right on the water/air interface. You may have to chain or cable them down to prevent them from floating.

 

[TCJatko]

Good idea. If it freezes sufficiently where you are, drag them out on the ice in the proper spot and wait for spring.

 

[trihounds]

All of our house flooring is made from sunken logs from the river runs of the 1800's which was reclaimed, milled, sold. Any stumps you drop in now will be there for a lot longer than any of us on this board!! I say go for it in moderation depending on the surface area of your lake.

 

[bigtiller]

An 800 acre lake in a state park near me did this very thing several years back when they partially drained the lake for fish control. They located each brush pile and stump with their GPS and published the locations for the public's use.

 

[sdkubota]

The used to sink Christmas trees around here in the area lakes for fish habitat.