Monday, September 8, 2008

Dead Fish!!

This was a very nice crappie.....my flip flop was the only thing I had to indicate size...it is a ladies size 7! :-)
This was a large grass carp.
This is a nice big catfish surrounded by some crappie and bluegill. Below, another of the grass carp with some crappie, bluegill and a few smaller bass.

This was a bad weekend at our house....we had a major fish kill in the pond! It was apparently caused by lack of oxygen as a result the weather conditions and decaying plant life.....that is the opinion of the DNR. Regardless, we have 100's and 100's of dead fish and yes, they are beginning to smell BAD! I took a few pictures today, but the worst is actually over and some of the fish are already sinking to the bottom or have been dragged off by coons, coyotes, etc. The wildlife are well fed around here anyway! Yesterday, the shoreline was white with dead fish and there where dead bodies floating all around on the surface. It will be a few days before it is a very pleasant location to go for pictures!!

1 comment:

mud said...

Nice pictures. They surely don't give any idea of the sad mess we saw yesterday --- and the smell.