eyedabassman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I fished Cow Creek today and we found this red looking dye like coloring in the water! It was not all over but in certain spots.It was not a mud line that I know! Ant idea's what that is??????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heitman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 It is an algae bloom. This has been going on for the last couple weeks from KC to the dam abkeenan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Pics? Sure it wasn't runoff from some red clay or red pea gravel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heitman Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Dave it is definitely an algae bloom. I have seen it for the last couple weeks and it can be bad in areas where the wind has been blowing. abkeenan and mixermarkb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Dave it is definitely an algae bloom. I have seen it for the last couple weeks and it can be bad in areas where the wind has been blowing. Right on. Think you replied while I was posting mine. Shades of 2012, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m&m Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 The Branson Tri-Lakes news ran an article on it last Saturday. I couldn't get a link to the article but it quoted scientists from the Mizzou who sampled the water and said it is an algae bloom but also floating sediment from the earlier rain and the recent wind. They also said when the sunlight hits it the algae will bloom and it may last until later this month. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champ188 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Algae bloom indeed. Has a tannic acid coloration to it. Not sure what effect it has on the fish, as it seems to be only on the surface. But I don't care for fishing in it. Ready for it to go away. Grumpy53 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrs5kprs Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Algae bloom indeed. Has a tannic acid coloration to it. Not sure what effect it has on the fish, as it seems to be only on the surface. But I don't care for fishing in it. Ready for it to go away. Maybe if that rain rolls in the first of next week it will knock it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyedabassman Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 Thanks guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixermarkb Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Same thing on Bull, but I don't mind it because it seems to hold keepers LOL dtrs5kprs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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