Ep99 - Rollover Tragedy: How a Cold Snap and Dam Releases Killed Nesting Murray Cod
Description
Fish kills are disappointing and heart breaking, no matter where we see them or how devastating they are. Recently Murray Cod have shown up dead at Burrinjuck Dam. Fishing this lake often we wanted to know why!
After witnessing a similar fish kill at Blowering back in 2019 we have already had some experience witnessing similar fish deaths with a similar pattern.
In this chat we dive deep into what a ‘roll over’ event is, how it happens and why we believe this is the cause of this fish kill. In this episode we discuss how the water behaves, stratifies and reacts to the environment around it. This also affects fish activity and can be a reason as to why fishing is so tough at times…
In this episode:
00:30 – Introduction to the Episode
10:00 – Theory – Fish Dying from Fighting and Bacteria
19:00 – Theory – Roll Over
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