City park fish kill

[Smalliebigs]

On 1/8/2021 at 9:56 AM, FishnDave said:

Dang!  Didn't something similar happen to your favorite Redear pond about a year ago or so?  Man....that really bites.  It takes a long time to grow big fish like that.

Maybe the best scenario is to make sure the City/County/MDC are informed, so they can get those ponds restocked ASAP.   Maybe they can even put some adult fish in it. Its starting over, but at least its a start.  Better than waiting for it to fix itself, right?

This is a St Louis City park Dave, they left a giant tube blasting tap water into the lake for days hahaha They are the ones that wiped out the lake thru their ineptitude. 
We aren’t whining that something needs to be done, I think we are just in shock they could be this stupid with your lakes.

[FishnDave]

2 hours ago, Smalliebigs said:

This is a St Louis City park Dave, they left a giant tube blasting tap water into the lake for days hahaha They are the ones that wiped out the lake thru their ineptitude. 
We aren’t whining that something needs to be done, I think we are just in shock they could be this stupid with your lakes.

I hear you.  I totally agree.   It is ridiculous that this happened.  

 If it was one of my favorite lakes, I’d want it returned to its former glory ASAP...knowing it’ll take years to accomplish.  I’ve seen some ponds produce big fish year after year despite all the fishing pressure, while others never seem to.  When you find one that does... that’s a “keeper”!

[Daryk Campbell Sr]

Well, all things considered, there is a reason the lake was low.  Maybe, the water on was a last chance option? Maybe there is a leak, and they were trying in good faith to salvage the lake.  If this was summer, the chlorine could have evaporated due to the sun.  Maybe the ones in charge have done similar things and it worked.   I don't live in the city anymore.  But I know these ponds well. I've swam them.  Both parks mentioned.  That  being said,  the water cannons are often used, why the problem now? 

[JUNGLE JIM 1]

About 30 -40 yards from the water cannon is a drain so any excess water runs out so the lake can only hold so much water. Someone simply turned it on and then forgot to turn it off for weeks and by then it was too late. Someone simply just f**ked up !!

[bfishn]

Given that nobody fills anything bigger than a swimming pool with city water, your chlorine theory doesn't hold water (see what I did there?). Never even been near there, so I got the sky view from Google. Both big ponds are on the river bank, with the 'cannon' <500' from the river. Dollar to a dime says that's where the water comes from. Doesn't mean something from the river water wasn't the culprit, just that it wasn't likely chlorine.

[moguy1973]

On 1/10/2021 at 8:17 PM, bfishn said:

Given that nobody fills anything bigger than a swimming pool with city water, your chlorine theory doesn't hold water (see what I did there?). Never even been near there, so I got the sky view from Google. Both big ponds are on the river bank, with the 'cannon' <500' from the river. Dollar to a dime says that's where the water comes from. Doesn't mean something from the river water wasn't the culprit, just that it wasn't likely chlorine.

That "river" is the River Des Peres, aka River Despair.  It's a drainage ditch that typically barely has water enough to cover the top of your feet, that is if you really wanted to walk in that water unless you want your feet to fall off from disease.  This time of year they aren't pulling any water from that ditch.  That picture on Google Maps is probably from when we had floods last spring.

[snagged in outlet 3]

2 hours ago, moguy1973 said:

That "river" is the River Des Peres, aka River Despair.  It's a drainage ditch that typically barely has water enough to cover the top of your feet, that is if you really wanted to walk in that water unless you want your feet to fall off from disease.  This time of year they aren't pulling any water from that ditch.  That picture on Google Maps is probably from when we had floods last spring.

Good place to find bicycles after a flood.  Don't know why but there will be bikes in there when the water recedes....

[Gavin]

Had allot of good times at Willmore Park. Lots of frisbee, and hacky sack games there. Frisbee is probably still a go, but hacky sack is out of the picture. Chlorine in tap water...will kill just about anything..