Yough Trout....Dead.

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2010/08/31 07:56:12 (permalink)

Yough Trout....Dead.

Just read in yesterday's Valley Independent that 1200 Trout died in the cages at the Yough Dam.  The Trout are the ones raised by Chestnut Ridge TU.  Apparently something went wrong with the aerator ?  I didn't think those fish needed to be aerated.
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    Kreamy
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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/08/31 08:54:24 (permalink)
    said something about a power failure i was not aware that they needed aeration ither
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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/08/31 12:32:16 (permalink)
    Kreamy put dem all on the rocks in the sun.
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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/08/31 13:30:34 (permalink)
    that trout was not out of the water but for 5 seconds believe me it swam away lol
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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/08/31 14:13:50 (permalink)
    you guys are too funny...but on a serious note why do they need o2 pumped into the cages...my camp is 1000 yards from this and to me it looks like a fecne in the water so why would the youghs water need o2 expecially right by a discharge...im confused? (but people claim i am often)

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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/08/31 14:38:10 (permalink)
    because the water being pumped out is from the mid/lower level of the lake with little dissolved O2



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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/08/31 19:31:22 (permalink)
    correct, it is a bottom release from the dam and their is no spillway, it is an underwater discharge. All of this leads to low levels of disolved O2 right at the outlet area. Once the water gets moving, it picks up plenty of oxygen.

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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/08/31 20:53:59 (permalink)
    ohhhhhhhhh that makes sense....and yes im aware of that whole system it very deep at that part of the lake...120' + im peek summer

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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/09/01 10:25:47 (permalink)
    I understand what you folks are saying about the O2 levels coming from the deep discharge, but I guess I still am not fully understanding.  That "backwater" is loaded with free-swimming Trout.  Are y'all saying those fish have to head downriver for some needed O2 periodically ?  Strange.
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    RE: Yough Trout....Dead. 2010/09/01 11:55:00 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: Puffy

    I understand what you folks are saying about the O2 levels coming from the deep discharge, but I guess I still am not fully understanding.  That "backwater" is loaded with free-swimming Trout.  Are y'all saying those fish have to head downriver for some needed O2 periodically ?  Strange.



    im on the same page...understand the deep water prior to discharge but we fish the area these trout died in so fish live there

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