Fish kill at Whiskey Bay

Caustic....

Water dropping. Stagnant anoxic water draining from the woods.

There are other factors but that's the main cause. Rain after several weeks of hot, dry weather and falling water levels increasing aerobic decomposition of decaying matter are also depleting the O2 levels.

ETA: This happens every year in Henderson. I just hope it doesn't get too bad.

I was there Sunday before the rain started. I saw one dead bass by the launch and that was it. I'm guessing the rain turned the water over and that's kinda what put the nail in.

One guy on Facebook said he saw mostly carp and goos. If they take the biggest hit I'll be ok with that.

Must smell lovey by now.

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The launch at Butte La Rose last week had a sign that said they would be lowering the water soon. Isnt that often? Perhaps the sign was old?

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Not sure what you meant by "Isn't that often?" but I did hear that they opened the gates to the south, therefore the water dropped. I also heard stories of the fish kill but then I saw catch photos from Monday and Tuesday with good numbers of fish.....Like the best reports I've seen this summer. Apparently the kill has hit the carp real bad but not other species so much, if that makes sense.

I haven't heard of any scheduled drawdowns yet. Must be an old sign. The river has to get low enough before they can schedule one.

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I saw catch photos from Monday and Tuesday with good numbers of fish

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Wasn't from me. I only caught 2

And most people I talked to on Sunday weren't doing much better. But there was a lot of boats on the lake. I'm sure at least a few people caught some fish.

Is that the spot?

Or is that where the fish kill is highest?

I went with a buddy from work in his boat and 30 minutes into the trip his trolling motor died. It's almost impossible to bass fish without a trolling motor!