White Bass Turning Up Dead On South Dakota Lake

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White Bass Turning Up Dead On South Dakota Lake

PIERRE, SD-Fisheries officials from the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) are currently investigating large numbers of dead white bass that have been washing ashore on Lake Oahe.

"It's not uncommon to see a few dead fish on a normal day on the water," says GFP Fisheries Biologist Robert Hanten. "But when we get reports of hundreds of dead fish, an investigation is necessary."

GFP crews were on the lake for the past few days looking for dead fish, and a number of dead and/or sick white bass were collected. The fish were sent to a diagnostic laboratory to determine their cause of death. The GFP says results of these tests will be known later this week.