Wildwood Lake

[lebaron]

Spent few hours Sunday morning at the dam on Wildwood Lake. Beautiful whether but not so beautiful sight (or smell). Some massive kill happened and the results are visible in the pictures. Tonnes of carp in putrefaction are laying on the rocks. Anybody knows the cause?

 

[Dmanwithnoname]

Natures broom?

 

[Stick]

draw down for winter ?

 

[champ]

Kids throwing them on the shore?

 

[fishin fool]

We were at Rice Lake a few years ago and there was large carp flooting everywhere, The MNR said it was a virus that only took out the adult carp, but not the young ones. Not saying that is what happened there.

 

[iba]

It happened in Tillsonburg a few years ago too .there was dead carp all over they had a boat and a net dipping them all out.

 

[lebaron]

Kids throwing them on the shore?

no way. There were thousands.

 

[gilfisher]

no way. There were thousands.

Well..is that not a good thing?...Hats off to the crap reaper I guess...just saying..

 

[Stick]

Where's the nearest sewage treatment plant upstream?

 

[Extra Virgin]

Saw a lot of sewage getting sprayed on the fields just before that storm that blew through yesterday.

 

[Woodsman]

Not a sewage or farm induced incident. If it was it would have hit the other species also & more than likely they would have been hit harder.
Carp can handle what bass, pike & perch can't. Bullheads may be more tolerant.
My quess is fishin fool is closer to the answer.

 

[Bucketsoff]

fishin fool is indeed correct as per park staff...

 

[fishemhard]

I was out there last week and was a witness to that as well. It was terrible. Dont know what happened, couldnt see any in the water, but the shores were lined with dead carp, and birds having a feast!!!!!

 

[Jacko165]

I also called the Thames river authority about the dead carp in September they told me that the hot water temperature caused the problem