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alledan
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CLEVELAND (AP) -- With this holiday weekend marking the traditional start of the Lake Erie boating and fishing season, fishermen will be glad to know that wildlife experts say the fishing is safe -- despite recent scares involving a virus affecting sheepshead and a die-off of perch.
The biggest issue for people who want to enjoy Lake Erie would be rotting fish that could make the lakeshore smell and raise bacteria levels in locations near shore.
The traditional start of the season comes after back-to-back scares involving sheepshead -- also called freshwater drum -- and yellow perch, a Lake Erie favorite. Yellow perch have been dying off near Cleveland, but they appear to be okay in the Sandusky area.
Officials suspected a virus, but some now believe the perch may have died in commercial trap nets.
The biggest issue for people who want to enjoy Lake Erie would be rotting fish that could make the lakeshore smell and raise bacteria levels in locations near shore.
The traditional start of the season comes after back-to-back scares involving sheepshead -- also called freshwater drum -- and yellow perch, a Lake Erie favorite. Yellow perch have been dying off near Cleveland, but they appear to be okay in the Sandusky area.
Officials suspected a virus, but some now believe the perch may have died in commercial trap nets.
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