Horseygirl, I certainly don't want to condone chemecials that are bad for our enviroment, but I've fished in quite a few golf cousre lakes through the years and have found the fish to be much bigger and very healthy. I think all the chemicals they put down actually enhance the enviroment of the lower food chain......of course I dont think I would eat em'..but in comparison, our rivers are much more polluted.
Also, large fish kills are very common and usually effect the rough type fish...Carp, Drum, Shad...i think the media might hyping this up a bit.