Fished Old Hickory yesterday and there were dead mussels floating everywhere. Thousands of them. They were not there on Thursday or at least I didn't notice them. Anyone seen this or know why it's happening?
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If it was the little Corbicula, that is a fairly common deal.
happens on the tn river around saltillo every year. good time to fish shell beds for cats whennit happens.
Full of muscle…Do you speak-a my language?…He just smiled and gave me a Vegemite sandwich
Well played sir!
Smo
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I've seen mussel's die off before, I was told it's from lack of oxygen..
Usually it's later in the Summer when it's happens.
Usually it's later in the Summer when it's happens.
80's references aside, I find the explanation logical, if nothing else.
From what I've heard, there's been very little generating on the TVA dams over the past several weeks because we haven't had any big storms, and electricity demand isn't at summer levels yet. Once overnight lows quit dipping into the 50s that will obviously change.
Theory goes that the meantime, oxygen will be relatively low, and pollutant concentrations high. So good conditions for fish death (and mussel population…atrophy).
From what I've heard, there's been very little generating on the TVA dams over the past several weeks because we haven't had any big storms, and electricity demand isn't at summer levels yet. Once overnight lows quit dipping into the 50s that will obviously change.
Theory goes that the meantime, oxygen will be relatively low, and pollutant concentrations high. So good conditions for fish death (and mussel population…atrophy).
