Burr Oak fish structure

The Perry County Junior Renegades will be doing their bit to improve fishing at Burr Oak Lake again this year. On Saturday, March 12, members and parents, as well as members of Perry County Anglers, which sponsors the youth club, will gather at the Burr Oak Lodge ramp to help Division of Wildlife personnel assemble bundles of Christmas trees to be placed in the lake as fish attractors.
The youngsters and parents bundle two or three trees together with wire and weight them with concrete blocks, then the Wildlife people haul them out on the lake for placement.
I was down there a few years ago to cover the project and it's amazing how many trees quickly find their way into the lake, where they provide great cover for fry and baitfish, which in turn attract bass and other gamefish.
If you're on the lake this spring, keep an eye out for the bundles, as many are placed in water shallow enough to be seen, at least for a while. Locations of the fish attractors are also often marked with a blaze of orange paint on a tree on the nearest shoreline and maps with the locations of the attractors are probably available from the Division of Wildlife office in Athens (at least they have been in past years).
In the past, the Division also assembled cribs made from logs and triangular structures made from old shipping pallets that were sunk in strategic locations. I don't know if they're doing that this year, but I wouldn't be surprised.
I think the Renegades deserve to be congratulated for their involvement in this project every year. There are a lot of adult clubs who don't do as much for the future of their sport as these kids do.