Drought isn't all bad

[Micro]

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-news_snapshotjames_1019oct19,0,1820409.story

I too have noticed an improvement in clarity on the Chickahominy River and Morris Creek.  If drier weather persists, then maybe we will start seeing more grass growth in waters that receive a lot of run-off in wet weather.

[Wayne P.]

The drought allows more salt content to be further upstream in the tidal portion of the James. That may or may not be good for grass growth. It affected the vegetation when the last drought occurred about 5 years ago. Also, wasn't the higher salt content one of the contributing factors for a failed spawn that lead to restocking the Chick?

[Micro]

I believe it was.  That was a 7 year drought.   I guess the same problems would arise if that happened again to that extent.  I'm not sure what a short term drought (fingers crossed) would do to bass recruitment in the Chick.  

[Sam]

Last drought brought salt water into the James and Chick rivers and killed the grass and bass.

Chick has been stocked with Florida strain bass and they are doing excellent.

Salt water has moved up many tidal rivers, pushing the bass further inland.

We need the rain to wash the saltwater back east towards the bay.

Tidal rivers and their fish will survive the drought and fishing will be excellent once we start to get the rain and snow.

Yikes!  Did I say snow?????

You know what we do in Richmond when it snows? We go to the grocery store and then drive into a ditch.

[skillet]

Sam,

 I thought that type behaviour "go to the grocery store and then drive into a ditch" was pretty much here in the Mid-South ;D...

                                          As Ever,

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[Micro]

That's what they do in Richmond.  In Hampton Roads we get in our cars and rearend someone on the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel.

[skillet]

 That usually happens if the ditch doesn't get us first ;D...

                                     As Ever,

                                      skillet

[basspro48]

Last drought brought salt water into the James and Chick rivers and killed the grass and bass.

Chick has been stocked with Florida strain bass and they are doing excellent.

Salt water has moved up many tidal rivers, pushing the bass further inland.

We need the rain to wash the saltwater back east towards the bay.

Tidal rivers and their fish will survive the drought and fishing will be excellent once we start to get the rain and snow.

Yikes!  Did I say snow?????

You know what we do in Richmond when it snows? We go to the grocery store and then drive into a ditch.

;D ;D ;D

[moloch16]

In Raleigh when it snows our primal instinct to make French Toast drives us all mad.  We all drive to the store for milk, eggs, and bread.  Then we slide into the ditch on the way home.

[Guest btlva]

You know what we do in Richmond when it snows? We go to the grocery store and then drive into a ditch.

LMAO ;D