What causes water to look like this and are there fish?
Pretty much the title, what is making those bodies of water look so bright? Is it just a google maps thing or? And would there be any fish living there?
Thanks
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Truck670dark on
Probably the depth of the water, I could be completelyyyy wrong tho lol. Just my best guess
Gloomy_Breadfruit92 on
It’s just Google maps. These pictures are stitched together, remember, so different times and weather conditions make them different colors.
I used to drive through these areas all the time. The water just looked like water.
Yes, there’s fish. I used to catch bass and stuff in random little ponds like this. Some are salt water and will just have crabs and other crustaceans. Just gotta try them out. 😉
LawnRick on
Sand base, it’s a silica plant so that explains it.
KeyMysterious1845 on
aren’t those quarries ?
youahhh2613 on
Sand pits. Doubtful it’s got fish. The water is usually more acidic. I have tried fishing them down by me in south Jersey to no avail. The waters seem so lifeless. Maybe these ones are different but a lot of the blue holes and stuff aren’t good for fishing. Also, don’t swim in them. The silt is deadly and lots of people have drowned in them going for a swim.
AdamLib777 on
Mining and dredging. Silica sand company. Are there fish? Determined by if and how much contamination. If the ph is too acidic or too alkaline. It’s worth taking a walk to do a recon and ask hikers if they’ve seen fishermen.
I’ve seen old abandoned strip mine ponds that look amazing but not a single fish in them. I also fish a huge abandoned strip mine pond that has mutants in it of your most favorite freshwater species. It has a good flow of spring water so it’s cooler in the summer, warmer in the winter. Longer growing season overall.
It’s worth further investigating is my answer.
Mysterious-Carry6233 on
Looks like the sand company dug the ponds for sand which releases calcium into the water for a bluish tint. Same thing goes for gravel quarry ponds.
Ok_Fig705 on
Going to say silica to sound smart but I have no idea what that stuff is
The lakes by us turn this color from the lime stone quarries
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Probably the depth of the water, I could be completelyyyy wrong tho lol. Just my best guess
It’s just Google maps. These pictures are stitched together, remember, so different times and weather conditions make them different colors.
I used to drive through these areas all the time. The water just looked like water.
Yes, there’s fish. I used to catch bass and stuff in random little ponds like this. Some are salt water and will just have crabs and other crustaceans. Just gotta try them out. 😉
Sand base, it’s a silica plant so that explains it.
aren’t those quarries ?
Sand pits. Doubtful it’s got fish. The water is usually more acidic. I have tried fishing them down by me in south Jersey to no avail. The waters seem so lifeless. Maybe these ones are different but a lot of the blue holes and stuff aren’t good for fishing. Also, don’t swim in them. The silt is deadly and lots of people have drowned in them going for a swim.
Mining and dredging. Silica sand company. Are there fish? Determined by if and how much contamination. If the ph is too acidic or too alkaline. It’s worth taking a walk to do a recon and ask hikers if they’ve seen fishermen.
I’ve seen old abandoned strip mine ponds that look amazing but not a single fish in them. I also fish a huge abandoned strip mine pond that has mutants in it of your most favorite freshwater species. It has a good flow of spring water so it’s cooler in the summer, warmer in the winter. Longer growing season overall.
It’s worth further investigating is my answer.
Looks like the sand company dug the ponds for sand which releases calcium into the water for a bluish tint. Same thing goes for gravel quarry ponds.
Going to say silica to sound smart but I have no idea what that stuff is
The lakes by us turn this color from the lime stone quarries