Looks like the beach snook season came to a close

[islander727 0]

This is heartbreaking. I failed to check the conditions before heading to the beach and came upon thousands of dead fish. Hopefully, it will dissipate soon.

 

 

 

[caloosa bug 0]

Man that sucks. The river hasn't treated me well since season opened. The spillways are blasting one day then off the next. I don't get why they can't just leave it a little open for a length of time. It would keep the water clear and not stir everything up. Weeds that get flushed from the lake when it's running so hard, are making it hard to fish. Then the next day the spillway is closed and they stack up at the gates while the snook scatter down river. Oh well there's my rant for the day. I'd rather deal with grass instead of red tide and dead fish. Hopefully the winds will push it offshore soon islander and your beach hunt can resume.

[corney 0]

What is that, a bacteria or toxic vegetation?

[Bimini15 0]

Quick read:

http://m.myfwc.com/research/redtide/general/about/

[caloosa bug 0]

I posted Wikipedia, but fwc has a much better explanation

[mikechell 0]

Caloosa, the water release is a direct response to rainfall. You can't keep the spillway running in the middle of drought conditions, and unfortunately, Florida as a whole is in drought conditions. Periodic rain here and there helps, but it's not enough, at this time.

The low water conditions with intermediate heavy rains are responsible for a lot of Florida's woes, on both coasts.

[caloosa bug 0]

Understood Mike, and I agree.

 

My argument is to why they open the gates to 7 ft. for 3-4 days, then shut them down completely for 3-4 days.

Wouldn't opening them to 3 or 3.5 ft. for a week straight release the same amount of water?

 

All in all, I ain't got no control over it, so I'll just have to deal with it like everyone else. Lately it's been pretty consistent and hopefully soon I'll have them figured out.

[islander727 0]

What is that, a bacteria or toxic vegetation?

 

In addition to the above link...

 

http://myfwc.com/research/redtide/faq/

[mikechell 0]

I am just guessing, at this point, but I'll say the fact that Florida reservoirs are just shallow bowls ... and dry sand allows water to pour off rather than soak in. Gotta get rid of water fast ... especially if you're expecting another downpour.

 

But you're right about one thing. We live in Paradise, but even here, a little rain must fall. Everything can't be perfect.