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Nobody discussing the fish kill going on in the Verret area?

Posted on 9/19/24 at 3:03 pm
Posted by KLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2003
10987 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 3:03 pm
Heard of reports of saltwater fish kill in Houma area as well.
This post was edited on 9/19/24 at 3:06 pm
Posted by Splackavellie
Bayou
Member since Oct 2017
11993 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 3:11 pm to
High School tournament is cancelled this weekend because of it. Havent been down there to check it out myself.
Posted by LSU Neil
Springfield
Member since Feb 2007
3404 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 3:13 pm to
It’s pretty bad. Spotty in spillway but verrett and surrounding areas got hammered. All the canals are dead
Old River north of the monkey was total loss
Posted by One More Shot
Member since Nov 2021
397 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 3:25 pm to
Normal after a hurricane. will take about 2-3 years to recover. in swla we went thru it with rita and laura.
Posted by dstone12
Texan
Member since Jan 2007
38546 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 3:53 pm to
Get the Pogy boats to trawl up the dead fish and leave the littoral zone alone.
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
9620 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 5:00 pm to
Maurepas/Diversion Canal/Blind River has it too. Typical after a storm. Saltwater intrusion and high water pulling a bunch of organic matter out of the swamp causing low oxygen levels. That's why fishing on the Amite/Blind River always sucks. Hoping that river diversion into Maurepas swamp at least helps with restocking.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108342 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 5:04 pm to
Currently at my parents dock on Belle River we have dead catfish, bass, bream, snakes, and crabs

Quite a site
Posted by Floating Change Up
Member since Dec 2013
12876 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 5:08 pm to
quote:

snakes


Why this?
Posted by KLSU
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2003
10987 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 5:32 pm to
Crabs are sucking on top of the water as well making them easy to net!

Uncle camp on Belle River has a flounder floating on top of water as well.
This post was edited on 9/19/24 at 5:39 pm
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
108342 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 5:40 pm to
quote:

Why this?
don’t know

And I’ve seen the flounder as well
Posted by farad
Member since Dec 2013
12231 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 6:11 pm to
saw some video of Belle River full of dead fish dumping into the bay and Verret earlier today...
Posted by CootKilla
In a beer can/All dog's nightmares
Member since Jul 2007
6125 posts
Posted on 9/19/24 at 7:04 pm to
I live on bayou lafourche and the smell is bad. Mostly dead carp
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
22526 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 6:36 am to
Does that saltwater kill the nutria?
Posted by cajunboatman
BR
Member since Dec 2012
169 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 9:05 am to
Anyone hearing of any fish kills in the basin? Seems like it's just on the east side of the levee?
Posted by CypressTrout10
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2016
3122 posts
Posted on 9/20/24 at 8:26 pm to
The water in the basin always sucks so the few fish that are there are used to it. That’s why the basin has been crap lately. Too much low oxygen water.
Posted by cajunboatman
BR
Member since Dec 2012
169 posts
Posted on 9/21/24 at 8:31 pm to
I’m thinking after the weekend passes we should hear some reports that are more recent. Sounding like the most impacted areas are Lake Verret and Belle River area
Posted by farad
Member since Dec 2013
12231 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 10:34 am to
amite river / Maurepas area is pretty bad...

some pix on the FB at Amite River / Lake Maurepas Louisiana
Posted by cajunboatman
BR
Member since Dec 2012
169 posts
Posted on 9/22/24 at 5:26 pm to
Heard the catfish bite is still going strong in Lake Verret.
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