Didymo Bloom at KLG

[johnkk111]

Tried fishing the Gorge today. There was didymo everywhere. It was really bad by the trestle. It made fishing tough, covering my fly with slime on every cast. I have been fishing there for only a couple of years, so am interested in knowing whether this is something you have seen before and it will go away or is this a real problem that we should be concerned about.

 

[FIN-ITE 34]

I fished the SBR well upstream from the KLG and have notice an "algal bloom" getting stronger from some weeks now. However, I don't think it meets the description of didymo. Didymo (Rock Snot) - NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

 

[lightenup]

I also have noticed the presence of some annoying algae, but I didn't think it was Didymo......I hope it isn't Didymo.....or Didylarry, or Didycurly, or....... P-Didymo......

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Filamentous algae. It's not Didymo/rock snot....

 

[johnkk111]

Thanks for the correction. Will it go away?

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Thanks for the correction. Will it go away?

It's typically worse after a warm, dry summer like we just had. Hope for some cold weather and plenty of snow this winter. I had a talk about Didymo just yesterday with Freshwater Fisheries Chief, Lisa Barno. She tells me that in the new 2013 freshwater fishing digest there will be contact info if you see problems or suspected problems like Didymo or other invasive species of plants or animals.

 

[lightenup]

I stopped at the gorge today......The gook is already dissipating.......but I smelled ....:skunked:..
and I guess some people are really bad shots, I heard one hunter take 3 shots in a row, then 15 seconds, three more, and another quick one..must have been 1/4 mile away at the most, I almost dove in to the river.......

 

[Rusty Spinner]

I guess some people are really bad shots, I heard one hunter take 3 shots in a row, then 15 seconds, three more, and another quick one..must have been 1/4 mile away at the most, I almost dove in to the river.......

Are you sure it wasn't just another angler angry you took over his fishing spot? :guns:

 

[lightenup]

Are you sure it wasn't just another angler angry you took over his fishing spot? :guns:

Was that you with the Goya bobber and scented rubber worms?

 

[Rusty Spinner]

Was that you with the Goya bobber and scented rubber worms?

You saw that??? :crap: