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Fish Kills
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:46 am
Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:46 am
Starting to get reports of fish kills in Belle River and Bayou Black areas, anyone else hearing about or seeing any?
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Posted on 9/4/12 at 10:48 am to Capt ST
Saw one in the Bonnet Carre yesterday. Bunch big bass with pogies dead. Saw small bass schooled together,looked to be doing pretty good.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 11:04 am to Capt ST
quote:
Belle River
Witnessed it 1st hand this weekend. People were out there with cast nets and scoop nets pulling BIG arse sac au lait out the culverts. They still had good color to them but all the fish were on the top in search of oxygen. Pretty crazy to see.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 12:04 pm to LSURoss
They were doing that after Andrew down there too, until the crabs went up on the bank and they went to scooping crabs.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 12:06 pm to Capt ST
None on the Diversion yet, it is coming...
Posted on 9/4/12 at 12:21 pm to Capt ST
I heard bayou black was bad north of the intracoastal, also heard des allemands is pretty bad along with bayou segnette, cataouatche and Salvador seem to be doing fine, hearing crackerhead (verret) has dead bass and sacalait floating already
I fished the spillway out of belle river public landing yesterday....didn't see the 1st dead fish floating, the sportsman and I caught bass at every stop, they were aggressive and showed no signs of stress, I didn't go to the south end
I fished the spillway out of belle river public landing yesterday....didn't see the 1st dead fish floating, the sportsman and I caught bass at every stop, they were aggressive and showed no signs of stress, I didn't go to the south end
Posted on 9/4/12 at 1:13 pm to AboveGroundPool
Bonnet Carre had plenty dead bass and minnows yesterday.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 1:19 pm to Dale Doubak
quote:where were you?
Dale Doubak
We were there at 9:00-1:00 in a camo 20' Lakesport
This post was edited on 9/4/12 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 9/4/12 at 1:52 pm to Capt ST
My brother called me a couple days ago to come scoop fish up from the canal behind his house. Don't know the name of it but was in St. Amant.
We scooped some nice bass near the bank. There were tons of small perch and some big carp or gue I think.
We scooped some nice bass near the bank. There were tons of small perch and some big carp or gue I think.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 3:47 pm to wickowick
quote:Is turnover the cause? I've heard some reports of people netting catfish looking for oxygen and also finding dead fish in the canals around St. Amant but that's only hearsay I haven't seen it first hand.
Fish KillsNone on the Diversion yet
ETA: Just saw Who Me's post
This post was edited on 9/4/12 at 3:50 pm
Posted on 9/4/12 at 3:49 pm to 007mag
For every other high water/ Storm event in that I have seen down there for the past 11 years there has been a kill. I expect one with Isaac. The Diversion still has water flowing very fast, if memory serve it happens when the water flow slows...
Posted on 9/4/12 at 3:54 pm to wickowick
Was wondering if it was a fall turnover caused by the rains. I find it hard to imagine we had enough surge or turbelence to stir up sludge and leaves in the canals. Someone said saltwater intrusion but I definitely find that hard to believe in St Amant with the pumps running.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 3:58 pm to meauxjeaux2
meaux that was not me...i got a 16ft alumacraft and went in the evening.
This post was edited on 9/4/12 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 9/4/12 at 3:59 pm to 007mag
quote:
Is turnover the cause?
quote:
For every other high water/ Storm event in that I have seen down there for the past 11 years there has been a kill. I expect one with Isaac. The Diversion still has water flowing very fast, if memory serve it happens when the water flow slows...
Turnover plays a role...the high wind causes turnover in a very short amount of time and also puts a lot of organic matter in the water. bacteria begin decomposing all this organic matter consuming all the oxygen in the water in the process. runoff from surrounding fields also brings oxygen depleting nutrients with it. the water that falls out of the swamp is also stagnant and anoxic (no oxygen). you'll likely see tons of dead fish when the water finally falls out of the swamp
i rode all through blind river 4 days after gustav, it was pretty bad
This post was edited on 9/4/12 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:02 pm to 007mag
quote:
I definitely find that hard to believe in St Amant with the pumps running.
those pumps are pumping runoff from nearby agricultural areas...big factor
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:06 pm to 007mag
We got 3' of storm surge at the house before the rain water got to us. Many other places got it also, just depends on the area and the terrrain...
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:14 pm to wickowick
Thanks wick, you and pool cleared it up, I didn't realize we had that kind of surge in the rivers and canals also hadn't thought about the runoff from the swamps and fields not to mention those fancy subdivision yards with their fertilized grass dumping in the nutrients.
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:18 pm to Capt ST
I considered going to Bayou Sorrel this weekend but didnt know what it would be like
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:19 pm to wickowick
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wickowick
I heard new river off petite amite is pretty bad already
Posted on 9/4/12 at 4:21 pm to AboveGroundPool
I have my net ready to go fill the freezer...
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