06-16-2004, 03:22 AM
[cool][blue][size 1]Here's a discouraging update. Shrimpboy, from the Utah board, was down last weekend and fished Saguaro near the marina on Monday. He reported that the water was covered with dead shad and that the place stunk. He also reported not getting a hit on either lures or bait in over two hours of fishing.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]It would seem that algae feeders like shad are the first to succumb, but that other fish can be adversely affected by the toxic algae too. The bigger fish seem to clear out when the water quality declines. I know I have seen a big difference in fish populations caused by minor differences in pH or oxygen levels. They are more sensitive to some conditions than we might think.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]It would seem that algae feeders like shad are the first to succumb, but that other fish can be adversely affected by the toxic algae too. The bigger fish seem to clear out when the water quality declines. I know I have seen a big difference in fish populations caused by minor differences in pH or oxygen levels. They are more sensitive to some conditions than we might think.[/size][/#0000ff]
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