Trading in tackle

March 19, 2013

Brant Ward/The Chronicle

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At Horseshoe Lake in Fremont, Calif. fishermen reach for their poles Monday March 18, 2013. The Alameda County Water District and the East Bay Regional Park District are asking fisherman to trade in their old lead weights for steel and ceramic tackle because lead leaches into the water at fishing spots like Quarry Lakes in Fremont, Calif.

Brant Ward/The Chronicle

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At Horseshoe Lake in Fremont, Calif. fishermen reach for their poles Monday March 18, 2013. The Alameda County Water District and the East Bay Regional Park District are asking fisherman to trade in their old lead weights for steel and ceramic tackle because lead leaches into the water at fishing spots like Quarry Lakes in Fremont, Calif.