Fish Kill?

[bowhntrmatt]

Just got back from dove hunting with a buddy of mine. He said that he was down in Port O'Connor duck hunting yesterday and there were hundreds of dead trout, killed in the shallow water because of the cold.

Just wondering if anybody else has seen any of this, trying to figure out how widespread it is down there.

[DRT]

TKF is reporting fish kills. It's not unusual.

[Breezy]

yep, lease buddy got a pic of 20 dead trout his buddy & friend had netted with a dip net. The biggest was 29"

[Breezy]

Read this on 2cool.....


After running into an ice skating rink in some shallows this morning I was concerned about the impact in the back lakes on fish populations there. Sure enough, about mid-day, the reports started coming in concerning big Trout in Pringle, then Contee, and finally Power. Fish to 30" took it hard in these locations. Out of respect for the fish, I'm not including photos but it is sickening. This is not a rumor or second hand information, I've seen it first hand. This is reminscent of the White Christmas fish kill of 2004 when Pringle Lake lost a number of big fish.

No Redfish floaters as of yet.

Travelling a large stretch of the bays today, I did not see any signs of a fish kill. I did see something I'd never seen before (besides frozen lakes, and ice up to 150 yards off shorelines) and that was Blue Catfish in a 1/4 acre swarm, shoulder to shoulder and porpoising through the water like Salmon.

I'll keep you posted as things progress here on the middle coast. Keep your fingers crossed for a little warming trend through February. February will be the month to keep an eye on, when we have traditionally gotten severe freezing and devestating fish kills.

Regretfully,

Capt. Kris Kelley

[Fishndude]

Nature at her finest! Cold happens.

[Pin Oak DXT]

I would have thougth the fish would have had time to find deeper water with this front. That sux. I hope its just isolated.

[bowhntrmatt]

Yeah that's exactly what he said, they found a few around 30", no reds. They were in Pringle Lake. Said the GW was having a field day catching ppl scooping them up.

[Breezy]

Yeah that's exactly what he said, they found a few around 30", no reds. They were in Pringle Lake. Said the GW was having a field day catching ppl scooping them up.

i bet. Whats the law on keeping dead fish? I would not but i'm sure a lot do.....I would not eat them

[Bonesplitter]

Few small fish found in east bay so far. Nothing major but I wouldn't be surprised if the numbers don't jump up in the next day or so.

[grassmaster]

Nature at her finest! Cold happens.

X2

God knows what he's doing

[AndyTX]

Read this on 2cool.....


After running into an ice skating rink in some shallows this morning I was concerned about the impact in the back lakes on fish populations there. Sure enough, about mid-day, the reports started coming in concerning big Trout in Pringle, then Contee, and finally Power. Fish to 30" took it hard in these locations. Out of respect for the fish, I'm not including photos but it is sickening. This is not a rumor or second hand information, I've seen it first hand. This is reminscent of the White Christmas fish kill of 2004 when Pringle Lake lost a number of big fish.

No Redfish floaters as of yet.

Travelling a large stretch of the bays today, I did not see any signs of a fish kill. I did see something I'd never seen before (besides frozen lakes, and ice up to 150 yards off shorelines) and that was Blue Catfish in a 1/4 acre swarm, shoulder to shoulder and porpoising through the water like Salmon.

I'll keep you posted as things progress here on the middle coast. Keep your fingers crossed for a little warming trend through February. February will be the month to keep an eye on, when we have traditionally gotten severe freezing and devestating fish kills.

Regretfully,

Capt. Kris Kelley

Oh come on...I don't think the other fish will mind.