It was. I finally fished with someone who truly can hang longer than me. He outfished me 2 to 1 and I had to say uncle before he would quit at 3:00 am.

There is a bloom. I noticed one small drum and a gizzard shad floundering on top in the dock lights of Willow Beach several weeks ago. I wasn�t sure then if was cold water or GA.
I been around PK for all the alga blooms.
It�s really hard to tell just how bad the kill is. Birds and pelicans clean up most of the shad and juvenile fish kill before anyone sees it.
Big fish may not float until gas develops in there stomach.
I have not seen any dead large fish floating.
I fished Sunday with my son. Started late and quit early but still caught fish. Fish from patch to up around Cado acted pretty normal.
The rain and fresh water input helps dilute the toxin. The clouds stunt the green alga which controls GA.
What we need is a bunch of sunshine to boost the green alga in the lake.
So I guess what I am trying to say is don�t panic yet.
Myself and several others should be all over the lake this weekend. I�ll ask others what they see and report back.

Thanks for that report Randy. Whats the water temps looking like? The TPWD page says 51-59 but that can't be right.

I remember seeing 52-54 Sunday. Pretty chilly

Sunday evening water temp was 51 degrees. Monday 3:30 am water was 47 degrees midlake.

Casy Armstrong just texted that water was tested again today and no toxic water was found. Not sure who tested it and how. Didn�t ask. Over & out

I talked to the Inland Fisheries District out of Wichita Falls. They cover the lake. They tested Monday and Today. Not sure exactly where Monday, but it was up North. Today's test was in Scenic. All clear for Golden Algea.

Thanks randy. Might be a couple of weeks before things get warm enough for me to do much good fishing. Besides, I bet the brazos is pumping muddy water in the lake. Just hope it's contained north of the peninsula.

The Brazos is barely flowing if it even is. I crossed it at South Bend Monday and it was pretty stagnant. Hardly any rain has fallen since.

That is surprising. When I crossed Keechi Creek on Hwy 4 from jacksboro to Graford keechi was rolling hard and muddy. Neely Slough is stained and the lower area of my garden is partially washed away. Looks like PK got a toad strangler but maybe Brozos upstream didn't see that

I live across the road from the Brazos a few bends up the river from pk (heron bend) I've noticed quite a few dead shad, blue Gill, and gar.

Which guide is recommended for just catching striper and release them? Just want to catch some for fun(preferably large ones..lol). Also, a guide that doesn't mind the possibility of me bringing some big swimbaits to throw a little?

Most of us do a lot of catch and release when we are scouting. I don�t mind at all when clients prefer not to keep fish as long as the fish aren�t hooked deep with the possibility of them dying. I don�t mind clients chunking and winding either if there are only 2 clients and me on the boat. When there are several people flinging trebles around I usually will get hooked so I prefer just bait or slab fishing. Give me a call if you decide you want to go.