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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 2:09 pm Post subject: From the N. Sticks to Bob Hall

BAD down south, better as you come north.

Stepped out a mile north of the sticks and was SLAPPED in the face with aerosols. As bad as I can remember. A 50 foot section of beach yielded hundreds+ of eels, dozens each of ladyfish, spot, mullet, and a whole slew of assorted things in the 10's to single counts. Spotted numerous monster reds (35"+) and some of the biggest stargazers I have ever seen. Snook and trout didn't escape the rojo slop.

It was like that every 2 miles up to Bob Hall. Lots, and lots, and lots of dead fish. With more coming in with the tide. Red patches of water offshore, and the surf churned up foamy red.

Extrapolate those counts out, and in the 8 miles section of beach we went to, it's hundreds of thousands of fish!!!!! Shocked

fishinglady · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 6:02 pm Post subject:

Thank you for braving the aerosols and posting an update on the conditions. It seems that it is getting worse rather than better.

ziacatcher · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:14 pm Post subject:

Thanks, CS. Makes me sad!

Chef Lefty · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 7:59 am Post subject:

dmchan · Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 10:15 am Post subject:

Our BWB crew headed out SBH this morning to cleanup the camps that were left abandoned in the aftermath of the storm and red tide. We had been advised that one of the camps had several needles around so only the core crew went out. Can't have volunteers playing with sharps.

Hard to say if it's still getting worse considering I'm not one of the sensitive ones but our cleanup crew was not dealing with it well at all this morning.

Not that we really *need* another depressing update but the amount of carrion is approaching staggering in my book. Whiting took the hardest hit as it looks like they just had a hatch around two months ago. Tons of juvenile whiting out there. As we all know by now its taking redfish, black drum, snook, smooth puffer, skipjack, and various baitfish.

I'm really hoping this bloom ceases soon.

I suppose the only good note is that we managed to clean up the remaining mass of the abandoned camps within the first 3 miles SBH. The one camp utilizing an old truck bed camper suffered a major loss, the wind toppled it and it now sits on its side. It's pretty well thrashed inside so I'm guessing that will be our next big project. Yay....

Also, proof of the riff raff that is continuing to impede the progress we're making.

The dumpster we dropped at the end of Access Rd 6 will be removed Monday. It's pretty damn full now so maybe it's presence is helping to reduce the amount of dumping on the sand.

fri8632 · Finger Mullet Joined: 28 Aug 2015 Posts: 16

Yes....depressing.....thank you for all you efforts....I feel sick about this...but you can't fight mother nature....