Alge blooms: It seems like all the lakes in South Dakota have alge blooms. Can someone tell me how they are created. What affect do they have on catching fish. If anyone wants to share...

Tksteier Loc: Brandon South Dakota

It seems like all the lakes in South Dakota have alge blooms. Can someone tell me how they are created. What affect do they have on catching fish. If anyone wants to share information I would appreciate anything you can offer. Thanks in advance! Teresa

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Tksteier wrote:

It seems like all the lakes in South Dakota have alge blooms. Can someone tell me how they are created. What affect do they have on catching fish. If anyone wants to share information I would appreciate anything you can offer. Thanks in advance! Teresa

Welcome to the Forum, Teresa. That is a good question. I would suggest that you google it. I have heard the Devils Lake fishes better with the algae bloom. However, the ride tide on the West Coast of FL. is killing the fish.

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

Tksteier wrote:

It seems like all the lakes in South Dakota have alge blooms. Can someone tell me how they are created. What affect do they have on catching fish. If anyone wants to share information I would appreciate anything you can offer. Thanks in advance! Teresa

It's usually created by runoff...nitrogen from farming and cattle poop. Some of it is nasty, we get a blueish/green slime looking algae on lake Okeechobee and that crap is toxic to humans

DC Loc: Washington state

Sinker Rig wrote:

It's usually created by runoff...nitrogen from farming and cattle poop. Some of it is nasty, we get a blueish/green slime looking algae on lake Okeechobee and that crap is toxic to humans

it can also be toxic to dogs, I have a friend who's dog died as a result. As for fish a lake around here has a warning sign to clean fish well before eating because of toxic algae bloom. As far as fish goes I believe if it is bad enough it depletes the water of oxygen and can result is a fish die off

BongsonBob Loc: East Bay

If you are going to eat the fish, remove the lateral line and skin. That is where most of the fat is stored, along with the toxins. Do not let your dog swim or drink any water suspected of containing blue/green algae. Two years ago, after a fishing trip, I broke out in dozens of bumps all over my upper back and shoulders. The dermatologist said it was "contact dermatitis" aka poisen oak. No way! I never removed any of my shirts on my trip. It was from eating the fish. It dies off in the winter, and then comes back in the summer. It seems to be getting more intense each cycle

Jim Sargent Loc: Payson, AZ

Here in Arizona we have golden algae blooms associated with low water flow from the drought. It kills creatures with gills. I have seen thousands of shad along with hundreds of bass floating on the lake.

Joe Beaderman Loc: Adams Nebraska

According to an expert, if you have algea blooms every year in a pond or lake that the fish health will decline. To cure this problem it was stated that if you throw into the incoming water area a couple of wheat straw bails in the water that the deteriorating wheat straw make a harmless enzime that cures the problem of algea blooms in that water!!!!