seyone Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 I went to my local pond today to go fishing. The first thing I noticed when I got out of my car was a foul smell. When I got the water I saw dead fish all over the place. Whats interesting to me is that there were people fishing and none of them seemed to notice anything odd. The only spot that look at all healthy was in a small trib. creek where tons of fish had congregated. I tried to call the PA fish & boat commission, county parks and rec. and local police. Everything is closed. Quote
D4u2s0t Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 what kind of fish? I notice the weekend fisherman lots of times will catch a fish, hold it up out of the water to show everyone, leave it out of the water for way too long, and then yank the hook out. I see lots of dead sunny and perch especially because without needle nose pliers it's hard to get a hook out of their little mouth. I always try to get the fish out and back in the water as soon as possible, but not everyone does that. Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted July 3, 2009 Posted July 3, 2009 I went to my local pond today to go fishing. The first thing I noticed when I got out of my car was a foul smell. When I got the water I saw dead fish all over the place. Whats interesting to me is that there were people fishing and none of them seemed to notice anything odd. The only spot that look at all healthy was in a small trib. creek where tons of fish had congregated. I tried to call the PA fish & boat commission, county parks and rec. and local police. Everything is closed. Just try to call again on monday. That sucks. Quote
seyone Posted July 3, 2009 Author Posted July 3, 2009 I've seen that before. Dead cats, bass, bluegill, carp. Something definitely in the water. Quote
Super User .dsaavedra. Posted July 3, 2009 Super User Posted July 3, 2009 could be a shad kill due to dissolved oxygen depletions...this happened at my local lake and it killed a lot of shad and they washed up. it even started to effect the bluegills. Quote
Super User bilgerat Posted July 3, 2009 Super User Posted July 3, 2009 I see it every year on one of my lakes. I see it earlier in the season, about mid March into April. Otherwise it's a healthy body of water. I don't know what causes it, but turtles gotta eat too. Quote
mike304 Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 We get it almost every year with perch and sunfish. I've asked biologists and they said that it is probably spawn stress. Quote
LCpointerKILLA Posted July 4, 2009 Posted July 4, 2009 We get it almost every year with perch and sunfish. I've asked biologists and they said that it is probably spawn stress. Interesting and weird. I'm about to do a little research... I have never seen a fish kill besides red tide. How can spawn pressure cause a kill? I'm going to find an answer. Quote
seyone Posted July 4, 2009 Author Posted July 4, 2009 could be a shad kill due to dissolved oxygen depletions...this happened at my local lake and it killed a lot of shad and they washed up. it even started to effect the bluegills. If that was the case then the fish at the bottom of the spillway would probably be unaffected as it is very well oxygenated. What leads me to believe there is something in the water is the way so may fish were huddled up in the small creek with fresh water leading to the pond. Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted July 4, 2009 BassResource.com Administrator Posted July 4, 2009 These articles explain why fish kills happen: http://www.bassresource.com/fish_biology/fish_kill.html http://www.bassresource.com/fish_biology/fish-kill.html There's also a number of related articles at the end of each for further reading, if you're so inclined. Quote
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