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I fished McKellips Lake today (Urban Lake in North Scottsdale, right before it turns into Tempe) and caught 3 (biggest about 2.6 lbs.) on a craw colored Rat L Trap. I did happen to see at least 100 dead tilapia bloated up and a detriorated whitish color, and a whole bunch of 99% dead ones that were in very rough shape....I could tell b/c I could touch my rod tip right onto their backs and they wouldn't even budge, pretty uncharacteristic of a fish that darts away when you fart...sorry, bad analogy. Does anyone know wahts up with this? I can only assume that the Parks and Rec. people may have put a chemical into the water to control the tilapia population...or maybe it was something else? Please let me know...