Thousands Of Fish Kill Due To Freeze: https://texasoutdoordigest.com/fishing/millions-of-saltwater-fish-killed-in-historic-2021-freeze-on-texas-coast/ Hack 🇺🇸🍺🍺...

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

https://texasoutdoordigest.com/fishing/millions-of-saltwater-fish-killed-in-historic-2021-freeze-on-texas-coast/

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GaryH Loc: Northern Pa.

That’s a dang shame. So sad

bknecht Loc: Northeast pa

I well remember a massive fish kill at a local lake probably 40 years ago or so. We had 26 inches of ice well into March and the vegetation that decomposed reduced the the oxygen levels that produced that kill. It rebounded fairing quickly. Hope that’s the case there.

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

GaryH wrote:

That’s a dang shame. So sad

I think so too Gary. I get saltwater fishing reports from Texas Wildlife and almost all places listed are bad.
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hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

bknecht wrote:

I well remember a massive fish kill at a local lake probably 40 years ago or so. We had 26 inches of ice well into March and the vegetation that decomposed reduced the the oxygen levels that produced that kill. It rebounded fairing quickly. Hope that’s the case there.

BK, Years ago we had a deep freeze that lasted a couple of weeks and some saltwater places to fish actually froze and it was another huge fish kill. It rebounded after a while but the size and limits were changed to help it rebound faster. I’m waiting for that to happen again.
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woodguru Loc: El Dorado Ca

hacksaw wrote:

https://texasoutdoordigest.com/fishing/millions-of-saltwater-fish-killed-in-historic-2021-freeze-on-texas-coast/

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You meant millions, not thousands...that's hard to look at.

Seems like some enterprising person would collect them up for a fertilizer project, get the government to pitch in for cleaning up the beaches, that has to smell atrocious.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Very sad. We had a late season blizzard about 10 years ago which dumped over 2’ on local lakes in March. The ice fishermen could smell the stench of the dead fish after they drilled their holes. Some lowered their cameras to see all the dead fish. Apparently the blanket of snow created so much darkness, the weeds died and so did the oxygen producers. Nature is cruel sometimes. A terrible shame to have a resource wasted such as what happened in the Gulf.

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

woodguru wrote:

You meant millions, not thousands...that's hard to look at.

Seems like some enterprising person would collect them up for a fertilizer project, get the government to pitch in for cleaning up the beaches, that has to smell atrocious.

Yeah, I meant millions. I tried to change it in editing but no can do GI. Thanks for pointing that out guru.🤥
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bucky buckner Loc: murrells inlet SC

hacksaw wrote:

https://texasoutdoordigest.com/fishing/millions-of-saltwater-fish-killed-in-historic-2021-freeze-on-texas-coast/

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that sux, been through that here in murrells inlet SC and it took about three to four years to come back

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

woodguru wrote:

You meant millions, not thousands...that's hard to look at.

Seems like some enterprising person would collect them up for a fertilizer project, get the government to pitch in for cleaning up the beaches, that has to smell atrocious.

Just an FYI. There are spots every fall on some streams in Alaska where the dead salmon are so thick that you sink through their mushy rotted bodies as you walk. In the spring they are gone. The stream is renewed and full of nutrients for the young fry. Nature has a way of cleaning up its own messes. Unfortunately, she can not clean up ours.

bottomcoon Loc: Tahlequah, oklahoma

hacksaw wrote:

https://texasoutdoordigest.com/fishing/millions-of-saltwater-fish-killed-in-historic-2021-freeze-on-texas-coast/

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The freeze here killed the threadfin shad by the millions in the lakes. Threading shad are not native to Oklahoma & are stocked for forage. They start dying off in temperatures below 50. The wildlife department says they will rebound & I'm sure they will. A
shortage of shad my make catching fish easier for a couple years but can have an adverse affect on fish growth in hard hit lakes.

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

Get ready for some closures on Reds and Trout

Mauwehu Loc: Norwalk Ct

Saw that report Mother Nature will take care of it. She always does.

hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

bapabear wrote:

Just an FYI. There are spots every fall on some streams in Alaska where the dead salmon are so thick that you sink through their mushy rotted bodies as you walk. In the spring they are gone. The stream is renewed and full of nutrients for the young fry. Nature has a way of cleaning up its own messes. Unfortunately, she can not clean up ours.

Millions of these fish are bait food for sport fish and they’re washed up on a lot of beaches rotting and stinking. I don’t know who’s going to clean up the beaches but they better do it quick. It’s warming up here into 70’s and low 80’s. The sport fish generally head for deeper warmer water but I’m sure a lot of them died too.
When this happened in the 80’s it stretched from Louisiana to Mexico. Billions of fish died. In the shallower bays it was so cold the saltwater actually froze. I’m waiting to see what the Texas Parks and Wildlife are to change in the fishing regs.
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hacksaw Loc: Pasadena, Texas

Sinker Rig wrote:

Get ready for some closures on Reds and Trout

Probably so Sinker. They’ve already dropped the Flounder catch to one.
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