Striped Bass Washing Up on Canyon Lake's Shoreline, Floating Near Dam 'Squeezed' to Death by High Temperatures/Low Oxygen Levels

Striped Bass Washing Up on Canyon Lake's Shoreline, Floating Near Dam 'Squeezed' to Death by High Temperatures/Low Oxygen Levels

Striped bass began washing up on Canyon Lake’s shoreline and floating lifelessly near the dam and Boat Ramp #1 several weeks ago. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) said there’s no cause for the alarm spreading on social media. In an email to a Canyon Lake boat ‘Captain Steve,’ Patrick Ireland, a district biologist at TPWD’s Inland Fisheries office in San Marcos, described the rotting fish as a “natural, localized event, but definitely w…