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Came back from fishing at the mouth of the Ochlocknee this morning and was going to tie up my shrimp bucket to our community dock. As I approached the dock I could smell dead fish.
Looking into the water, I found a large fish kill of bait fish. All piled up in an oily slick against the weedline. I'm going to try and post the pics, but I don't have much luck at doing that. Do you think this could be part of the BP spill or a local problem?

I think a whale threw up.

Call FDEP and see if they will check it out. If they won't do it, check with your local ESF.

An oil related fish kill in your neck of the woods would not be consistent with reports, but you never know

1-866-448-5816.

Sent my pictures to FWC biologist Susan Hilbert this morning. She said she would review them and get back to me. She said it may be due to the extreme tides this weekend and the lack of oxygen in the water. She said the nasty oily stuff they were floating in, could be there own oily juices they shed when they die. I heard this morning that Tide Creek Marina was covered up with dead alewives also over the weekend. The good news is they are gone this morning, taken by the tide last night.

Another thought on this is shrimper by-catch.

Aint no one shrimpin in that close right now! Now ifin JT was in the water around thar, that would explain a LOT

Another thought on this connects to Wevans' toilet.

Looks like Jumptrout's Gulp Juice didn't settle with him well.