Hey guys I'm in lower NY and the ice just fully melted about a week ago at lake I live on. The biggest bass I've seen caught on the lake was 7lbs. Now in the last few days every time I'm fishing off the bank, there's a different dead bass (3 total, different days and obviously different fish) floating alone the shoreline around 2-3lb size. They all had a brown mossy substance covering their body.
Here's a picture I snapped of the 3rd bass.
Any input on the situation would be amazing, thanks!