The fish kill at Aurora’s Sunny Lake on Tuesday seems to have been a success. City workers are cleaning up thousands and thousands of dead carp floating along the shore. The average fish that was killed was a 12 inch carp. There are a few suckers, some small catfish and some 4 inch crappie and bluegill. In adition a bout 20 large Amur are among the dead. I don’t feel these fish had any value to fishermen.
Cool weather is aiding the city employee task. But they are a muddy mess, wading along the shoreline, gathering the fish for disposal. Where’s the “Dirty Jobs” guy?
The outlet of the lake is closed for about a week to allow the poison become inert before releasing the water downstream to the Chagrin River. The fish kill used a method approved by the EPA.
The lake will be restocked with sportfish.
Balh