Source: WLBT
Source: WLBT
Source: WLBT
Source: WLBT
Source: WLBT
Water is being drained out of Crossgates Lake in Brandon. Thursday many people took advantage of the low water levels and were catching fish.
Longtime residents said they want the lake to be back to normal.
"Me and my family and my parents, we always come down to my mom and my dads on weekends, Sundays, and fish and enjoy ourselves," said Randy Owens. "Now it smells and the lake looks terrible."
"In thirty years, we've seen a lot of fish belly up because there is not enough oxygen or maybe the lake wasn't deep enough," added Owens. "Several times we have seen just hundreds and hundreds of fish just die."
Crossgates Lake sits on private property, but the city of Brandon is taking remediation to capture top soil to use in other places throughout the city and eventually deepen the lake. Mayor Butch Lee wants residents to know they are taking inexpensive actions to help the future of the lake and prevent any more fish kills.
"We don't want it to go," said Owens. "We want it to always be here till time goes."
Many people take advantage of the water being drained and are filling their nets with fish. While others came out to save turtles.
"We are volunteer wildlife rehabers for the department of wildlife, fisheries and parks and we deal strictly with turtles," said Christy Milbourne. "So, when we heard they were draining the lake, we got concerned about the turtles that were left behind. So we are out here to snatch them up and relocate them to better waters elsewhere."
Mayor Lee said the re-established lake should be complete in about one year.
"We all love fishing and enjoy this lake more than anybody in the world and it's wonderful," added Owens
Mayor Lee says they hope to deepen the water about four feet.
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