"Frank Reid" moc.deepselbac@diersicnarf wrote in message
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Any suggestions or experiences of what works well on the Potomac?
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The Shenandoah and the Susquehanna have both suffered fishkills of the
adult bass population. --
Frank Reid
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Frank:

A good friend of mine fishes the Shenandoah hard up near Luray, or at least
he did until this year. He had moved back to Lynchburg this year, and hadn't
heard about the fish kill (caused by farmers spreading liquid manure on
frozen ground and the subsequent spring run off into the Shenadoah of that
potent elixir, according to the reports I have heard). He fished it early
this summer, and worked hard all day for two small fish. He said it was the
worst day of fishing on the Shenandoah he has ever had. Later, when he
learned of the fish kill, he said that the it may have been the saddest
thing he had heard. I'm sure that if left alone, the Shenandoah will be
back, but I suspect that it will take years, and then only if the liquid
manure situation is rectified. This seems to be a growing problem, as I read
recently that there were major fish kills in Wisconsin this spring - also
caused by liquid manure entering the rivers and streams.

Jim Ray