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ReelHookers · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 5:32 pm Post subject: Oso Bay Bacteria

Couple of weeks ago the news channels reported some sort of bacteria in the Oso Bay system, so does anyone know if that issue has been resolved? I went wading in there 2 days before they announced that, and it smelled exactly like an outhouse.

I didnt get sick but it must be harmful to fish beacause I did not catch anything when normally I do.

bluffrat · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 7:06 pm Post subject:

yea, thats not good news. thats my favorite place to waste bait

Jasaph · Joined: 10 Jul 2012 Posts: 3

interdasting, i fish there very often very very good fish. always catch many many catfish. i make me own stink bait and catch stringers full. very good eating

kingtender · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Posts: 436

Yes the bay is very contaminated a bunch of people have fallen victim. Waders beware

FishLady · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:04 pm Post subject:

Kingtender, where did you read people have "fallen victim"? I just finished reading about it on MSN and they still don't know if the bacteria is poisonous to humans.
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Im Headed South · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject: Oso

http://www.kristv.com/news/potentially-toxic-organism-found-in-oso-bay-267016/?fb_ref=.T_-GDObo-mY.like&fb_source=timeline

Not good.

On a side note what will probably end up being the winning middle coast trout was caught out of Oso Bay today. 9lb 8oz. will be shown on the leader board next week. Thats a heck of a fish anytime much less in the middle of summer.

Mike

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ironmanstan · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:06 am Post subject:

I'm sure our local biologists will chime in soon. Topdog???
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Brine · Horse Mullet Joined: 07 Nov 2009 Posts: 135

I used to fish Oso a lot.
Gave it up years ago after sitting in on some water quality hearings and finding out what is in the water there.
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ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

I used to fish there all the time too. Now I fish near the padre development, where they apparently release untreated sewage at levels 14000% over the EPA limit. Soooo, I guess I like the funky water.

ironmanstan · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:04 am Post subject:

Bluffer · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 10:03 am Post subject:

Tainted fish, stay away from the Oso! Idea

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sikesd · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:51 pm Post subject:

I wrote about this a while back. Maybe this will provide some perspective
http://www.caller.com/news/2012/jun/14/students-identify-potentially-toxic-plankton-in/

topdog15 · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:58 am Post subject:

The organism in question is an algae, not a bacteria. Potentially toxic means "has never been shown to produce toxins, but it could". And this species, while not in the published literature, has been shown to occur here, not just in Oso but also within the Laguna Madre.
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Ray · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2012 7:40 am Post subject:

There are many organisms, bacteria, protozoa, algae, etc. in salt- and freshwater that can be toxic. They are there all of the time. We eat and drink all kinds of "stuff" and come in contact with daily just living life.

The best thing to do when fishing along the coast is clean up and treat all wounds on your body as soon as possible after they happen, and with fish, clean them well and cook them well, or as well as you can. That is about all you can do, other than not eating them at all. Cleanliness is the biggest and best way to prevent problems, and cooking well kills most harmful bacteria and dangerous organisms.

The biggest danger there is Vibrio in my opinion; you just have to be careful, and not being immune compromised is a very large factor. If you are healthy and in good condition, your chances of fighting off most problems is very good. If you are weakened or immune compromised, the chances of your body fighting off infections and insults is far less, so you have to use far more care.
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