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Originally Posted by bulletbob
Cast netter?.. Why would someone throw away an 18 inch bass, if they were cast netting for fish to eat?.. Same with Bluegills.. They are as good eating as anything that swims if you don't mind cleaning them.. is it possible all those fish are dying because the lake is 97 degrees and is devoid of oxygen?... 97 degrees seems awful high even for a small lake in central NJ....
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There were two different fish kills. A cast netter dumped more than 50 tiny bluegills onto the ground several times this year, then sunny, calm 100 degrees weather with no wind for several days caused the water temperature to rise above 98 degrees and depleted the oxygen, causing hundreds of gizzard shad, and many brown bullheads, black crappies, bluegills and largemouth bass to succumb to hypoxia. I saw lots of shad die near my fishing spot.
