ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KSAX) - Around 300 dead fish were found in Lake Agnes and Lake Henry earlier this month in open water areas after ice had melted. But both residents and experts said they're not sure why. "All winter long, I've been fishing the lake (Henry), and I ran into a situation where we had a four to six foot column of fish, and all of the sudden, they disappeared. I could not find a fish on the lake," Lake Henry resident and fisherman Rick Colden said.
Colden isn't the only one who's had a hard time on the lakes, as more than 2,000 anglers failed to catch a fish at a tournament on the adjoining Lake Agnes on Feb. 12.
But the recent evidence of fish kill may be to blame.
"A lot of game fishes; walleye, bass, bluegill, some crappie, (were found dead). So certainly a concern," Minnesota Department of Natural Resources area fisheries supervisor Dean Beck said.
Beck said it's hard to pinpoint a timeframe or reason for the fish kill because both fish and water samples can no longer provide accurate readings. Read More
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