It can be done.

[osprey]

Just watching s show on the outdoor channel about redfish at the mouth of the Mississippi , Tom Rowlands points out that at one point redfish were almost extinct , makes me think of going to Lake Erie when i was in my early teens , late 60's early 70's , it was a real mess , i mean nothing lived in there , i had relatives around Lacawanna NY. Things can recover. It can be done , look at the Stonycreek River in Somerset and Cambria counties. I'm sure a few of you can add to this list?

 

[jayL]

Spring and valley creeks come to mind. Contrary to what some say, many of our streams are now cleaner than they were in the past.

 

[pcray1231]

In much of NW PA freestone country, acid rain is perhaps the biggest problem. If you believe EPA maps of acid deposition, the situation has improved.

I fished a stream last month that once was uninhabitable with AMD, it held wild brookies.

A LOT of things are better than they used to be.