Pretty much a piping system that they run during the summer months when oxygen is needed. From what I understand they actually pump pure o2 down. When they are pumping alot there is a constant refilling of the oxygen tanks. So I am sure the up keep costs are high
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
Anyone been out? Just wondered if there were any more floaters. There are always going to be some, but when you see hundreds then something is going on.
James,
Any chance SCE&G will put in an oxygen system during the next re-licensing agreement. I know the one on Clark Hill is very elaborate and expensive, over $11M to build and probably expensive to maintain. They put one on Canyon Lake that was $2.2M. Maybe a combination of Grants, Cities, DNR and SCE&G. I’m sure MSC has been working on this, just wondered if it will ever happen. The Hypolimnetic aeration Systems pull excessive Nutrients from runoff out of the water. Maybe some kind of clean water grant?
Wellcraft V-20 sportfish with a 200 Evinrude
I recently saw some really cool pictures of one of these systems and how it looks on a sonar.
Check it out here: http://forums.sideimagingsoft.com/index.php?topic=5718.0
The Army Corps of Engineers has many more resources than a local utility company. However, if we are in fact having another major kill, MSC and other organizations need to try to get the ball rolling. Striper fishing brings in quite a bit of revenue to the midlands; so anything that would help our fish would benefit all.
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175 Yammy Jammer
quote:If it were the green fish, maybe...stripers aren't even in the same discussion in regards to revenue generation.
Originally posted by FogmanThe Army Corps of Engineers has many more resources than a local utility company. However, if we are in fact having another major kill, MSC and other organizations need to try to get the ball rolling. Striper fishing brings in quite a bit of revenue to the midlands; so anything that would help our fish would benefit all.
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175 Yammy Jammer
“There is something about hunting those fish that will stick with me and my future fishing plans like a bad case of striper herpes”
-SCOF
I tend to agree. Most people I talk to about striper fishing around here, call striper by-catch.
“Banana Pants”
Indigo Bay 170
90 Johnson
quote:
Originally posted by steelytomAnyone been out? Just wondered if there were any more floaters. There are always going to be some, but when you see hundreds then something is going on.
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Wellcraft V-20 sportfish with a 200 Evinrude
I sneeked out for a couple of hours last evening and there were some floaters, but really didn’t see a whole lot. Took a ride down toward Spence and only saw a handfull.
Fished a little bit too, but didn’t catch anything even though I was marking a ton of fish on a hump in 90’. very small fish actually schooled a little bit right near me… came up on top a couple of times.
Bait was dying very quick.
Looks like bottom reading is down to 1.7 mg/l now.
And to top it off, I just looked at my phone and there are 2 alerts of increasing water flow in the Saluda this morning. 
'07 198 DLX Carolina Skiff
FS90 Suzuki
I hope this fish die off dont get too bad. But about the revenue from striper fishing. I spend 500$ a month with local people to “play” on the lake it is not all spent striper fishing but about 400 of it is. I am sure i am not the only one spending that kind of money fishing.
Angler 22
200 Yammie
2007 fish kill was the main reason I went fly/light tackle. Nothing against trolling and bait, but I needed to get more challenge out of striper fishing and Murray’s # of 18-20" striper fit the bill for fly/light tackle for the majority of the year. Now the Savannah chain of lakes are a diff discussion…
Summer is kinda like fishing in a bucket. IMHO
“There is something about hunting those fish that will stick with me and my future fishing plans like a bad case of striper herpes”
-SCOF
I was out last Sunday and only saw two floaters. Medium sized fish. I was riding around getting the salt off after a week at Fripp. Going out in the morning to fish. I have not fished the lake since the Taking the Troops Fishing event. I think it is really tough to compare years when it comes to fish kills. The variances in rainfall and temperature have a very different affect. Every year seems a little different. SCE&G has had a major impact on the largest kills with what tower they use for drawing water. The one year, I think 05 or 07 they used the tower that pulls at 70’ and that is where the thermocline was. That pulled a lot of oxygenated water out and resulted in one of the largest kills we have seen. I am sure others know a lot more than me about this.
I went over the dam last night after the PAC meeting. There had to be twenty five boats out there. If people are releasing fish that may be some of the floater issues.
Joby
I just went over there dam and counted at least 40+ boats i dont know if ive ever seen that many!
…Sundance b22 …
140 Johnson
TEAM LAID BACK
40 boats is fine with me. Hopefully, they are not releasing the fish ( or not catching 
any) because with this heat it will probably mean 40 floaters or more.
Sportsman Heritage 229 CC
Yamaha 200 HP
Jeremiah 29:11 !!
Heat not great for them, but what we really need is for this dryer weather pattern to continue. It is all the runoff that has put the fish in this situation.
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175 Yammy Jammer
I was out yesterday and saw minimal floaters, in the big pool. Feeling pretty good about that. Then I talked to a guide at the ramp and he said he saw about 70 farther up around Bomb. He also said that the bait has come up to shallower water. He thought that the fish were coming up into the warmer water chasing the bait and getting stressed.
We had a good day. Had eight by eight. Maybe one less than 21 and a couple of good ones.
Joby
Joby, you did better than most yesterday. One of the top dogs in our club only got 3 and many of the guides had a tough day. I’m headed to the Hill tomorrow AM with Spoonmaster and Diddy. Hope I can put them on some good ones!
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175 Yammy Jammer
Just saw this forecast for later this week, this should help some.
Thu Aug 15
74?
66?
Showers
Chance of rain:
40%
Wind:
NE at 6 mph
Fri Aug 16
75?
67?
Showers
Chance of rain:
50%
Wind:
ENE at 7 mph
Sat Aug 17
76?
69?
Showers
Chance of rain:
40%
Wind:
ENE at 7 mph
Sun Aug 18
Scattered T-Storms
78?
70?
Scattered T-Storms
Chance of rain:
40%
Wind:
E at 5 mph
Mon Aug 19
81?
70?
Scattered T-Storms
Chance of rain:
50%
Wind:
SE at 6 mph
Tue Aug 20
83?
70?
Scattered T-Storms
Chance of rain:
60%
Wind:
SE at 5 mph
Wed Aug 21
85?
71?
Scattered T-Storms
Chance of rain:
60%
Wind:
SSE at 5 mph
Wellcraft V-20 sportfish with a 200 Evinrude
Actually with all that rain in the forecast they will start pulling more water again and squeezing this fish even more.
But with day time temps in the 70’s and nights falling into the 60’s coupled with cool rains will bring the water temps down some allowing the fish to come up to more oxygen rich water…
“Sea~N~Stripes”
21’ Hewes Craft Custom
115 Evinrude
Turnover? jk.
Expect as turnover sometime between November 7 and 15.
Rick K