Low disolved oxygen levels
Rick:This last year the White, Norfork, and Little Red had a tremendous flow from rains in Southern Missouri and Northern Arkansas. The resulting rise in water levels flooded areas of the lakes that...
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Rick, I suppose you are right, it's more of an ethical question than one of recreation. As one who has alot of respect for natures wonders, including trout, then I am more interested in the ecology of...
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Oh, ideal conditions...I don't know Rick (forgot to include this in the last post) I know I have successfully fished Taney with one generator on (even wading), and there was enough water for boaters...
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Rick:For me "ideal" would be enough to protect the fish from high water temps in the summer time, and that's all. I can see little value of a "maintained" minimum flow other than the increase in...
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John theere is a big difference between and extra 5-10 inches and 40ft. Rick thank you for bringing your knowledge to this board. Your info is extremely informative to me. The invert community would...
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Jimmy:There are many places that we fish where 10 inches might as well be 40 feet. Not to exagerate the issue but crossing to the island at Rim Shoal is a tough wade for me with 6-8 inches of...
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I appreaciate your concern John. Yeah 10 inches would probably make wading a little more difficult crossing the river to the 1st Island. I would be like some extra tail water that would not fall out...
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Jimmy:Don't get me wrong I am completely for more water when the conditions call for it. The difference here is that 10 inches of water all year would be a considerable change for those of us that are...
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John/Dano,I may not have stated the tradeoff question very clearly in my last post. I think that, with respect to minimum flows, the important tradeoff for you to consider is, which do you want to...
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Rick-Being a former biology major, I have a pretty good understanding of DO levels from some of the classes I have taken. Is there a simple test that I could do streamside to determine the O2 content...
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The test that I recall from my chemical engineering classes required a sample to have an additive to capture the disolved oxygen. The sample was sealed and then heated on a bunson burner for a period...
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The Bass Pro Shop web site has a tempature gauge and DO meter that they sell.
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John-I'm guessing this is the one he's talking about:www.basspro-shops.com/ser...get=searchLooks like it might be a little tough to fit in a vest pocket
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Perfect ........ that little dude is going on the dash of the old fishing truck. I can't believe that it caclulates the DO based on density altitude. Micro chips have come a long way since my days in...
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John-Found myself wondering whether Cabelas had anything like this or not, as I generally like dealing with them. They do, though I can't tell if it's the same unit or not. Cabelas' description at...
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John,DO meters were the rage about fifteen years ago for big time bass fisherman. There popularity seems to have declined. I was suprised that BPS still sold them. They do seem to have advanced the...
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For some reason I could not see posts after about 2/9 until this weekend (computer operator error?) Jimmy, to respond to your question about why lakes turn over (another post that I couldn't see until...
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