E. coli in the Lower American River?

[Sheepdog8404]

http://www.kcra.com/article/american...-coli/19846667

Makes me not that eager to go fishing down there right now...

[Mr T]

Any bets on the source?

[k9mark]

I’m sure the ad nauseum amount of homeless camps doesn’t help

[Sheepdog8404]

Probably from all the bums shitting in the river. Pisses me off to go down there and see the huge piles of trash they bring in and leave.

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Years ago we used single handed fly rods with mono shooting line and shooting heads.

We sue to put coils of line in our mouth/lips to control things.

Then someone got sick from it........

[Mark Kranhold]

There’s a shit tone of homeless camps all along Steelhead creek as well! No coils in the mouth this year Bill!

[STEELIES/26c3]

Years ago we used single handed fly rods with mono shooting line and shooting heads.

We sue to put coils of line in our mouth/lips to control things.

Then someone got sick from it........

Back then... it was likely Giardia which really sucks but is treatable

[Lew Riffle]

To be honest here thesetests just show that E. coli is high not where it is from. There has been a pretty big flush here as of late and the source can be from a lot of warm blooded poopers along the river. Some further DNA(PCA) sourcing tests are in order here and the county needs to step into the new century on this. None the less this water can make you sick if you let it.