Another fish kill story - 03/17/14 06:44 PM
I mentioned on a previous post my cousin up in Northern IL had a fairly significant fish kill due to a variety of factors...colder than normal winter with heavy snows, relatively shallow pond and lots of vegetation.
He sent me some pics of the damage:
He was estimating he pulled somewhere in the vicinity of 3-400 fish out of the pond that were either floating or frozen in the ice. No telling how many sank.
His big problem is that his pond is one in a chain that flows out of a federal wildlife preserve. Which is really neat, as he can catch darn near anything at all. But right now the pond is too shallow and he can't get 'permission' to dredge it out. Hence, fish kill.
He sent me some pics of the damage:
He was estimating he pulled somewhere in the vicinity of 3-400 fish out of the pond that were either floating or frozen in the ice. No telling how many sank.
His big problem is that his pond is one in a chain that flows out of a federal wildlife preserve. Which is really neat, as he can catch darn near anything at all. But right now the pond is too shallow and he can't get 'permission' to dredge it out. Hence, fish kill.