Saw this and thought I would pass along


Red River Basin � Two samples were collected from Plum Lake on Wednesday, February 13. One contained no P. parvum cells and the second contained low numbers of cells; the water was not toxic in either sample and both contained lots of sediment and a diverse algal community.

Brazos River Basin � Lakes Whitney and Granbury
Water samples were collected Tuesday, February 12 at Lake Whitney. The Steele Creek location contained no P. parvum cells. McCowan Valley and Lofer�s Bend both had low concentrations of P. parvum but the water was not toxic and the algal community was diverse.

A fish kill has been occurring at Lake Granbury since the end of January. The makeup of the event has differed from typical golden alga events; most of the dead fish have been carp, gar, catfish, drum and crappie. Only a few minnows and shiners have been found. Water samples collected on Wednesday, February 6 confirmed the presence of P. parvum; low concentrations and slightly toxic water were found at the dam, while moderate to high concentrations at FM 51 and Highway 377. The FM 51 and Highway 377 sites also had highly toxic water.

Rio Grande Basin � Salt Creek was sampled at FM 652. Algal densities were low overall and no P. parvum cells were found.

Maybe that warmer weather will save Whitney again.

Guess where I live on Lake Granbury , that's correct between 51 and 377 .

I wreckin its bad over there?

There are no more fish in Lake Whitney- AKA the dead sea to kill anyway ! LOL

The South 40 Shoot Out was good , we caught our fish by the dam area , I belive Twenty Three Pounds won , But we struggled to catch ours .

Whitney is H-O-T right now... Bass fishing is good when you find them... And the South 40 Trail tourney was excellent... I read the Texas Parks and Wildlife Fishing Report for Whitney this past week and laughed.. It called the bass fishing "slow"... maybe so... and maybe not.

The March Bass Master magazine has an excellent article on the algae blooms in reservoirs... best article I have seen.. says maybe they aren't so bad. It is a good read. I did not find it posted online... I have only seen it in print.

"A fish kill has been occurring at Lake Granbury since the end of January. The makeup of the event has differed from typical golden alga events; most of the dead fish have been carp, gar, catfish, drum and crappie."

This lake just can't get a break. So sad to see this lake dwindle down to basically a jetski paradise.

Golden algae phsss someone should just figure out what is feeding the stuff and do something about it. It is not a naturally occurring event every year for no reason. I think someone knows and they don't want to say or do anything about it. It just makes makes u wonder what is causing the stuff to bloom everywhere.. In mainly three lakes on the same line of water. Always wondered about this golden algae.

Good Question , I'm sure the answer is being hidden in the BRA Office , They are trying to figure out on how to make money off of it , Golden Algea that is .

LOL I hear ya. I own property right there also...

If it's in Granbury, won't be long before it hits Whitney, seems like this is an annual occurance now. Keith