I got a call from a local fisherman about his freinds out duck hunting on the lake and lots of dead fish in the prop wash. His words were that there were thousands of dead fish seen. I do not have all the details yet from the DNR , but here are some pics. from last night.
From Jeff
Wow, what a shame.
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Wow, what a shame.
I guess so ,cant wait to hear the rest of the story behind this.
How shallow is the lake?
Thats a sad site 
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How shallow is the lake?
Per WiscDNR Lakemap 5,038 Acres, Max Depth 5′
See links: 
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/lakes/maps/
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/lakes/maps/DNR/0158700a.pdf
Environmental Integrity Report 2008:
http://www.co.green-lake.wi.us/uploads/forms/Lake_Puckaway_Environmental_Integrity_Report_2008.pdf
Sounds like something is going on.
The lake is 5 feet deep with a river system running through it. Found out they are saying the commercial fisherman are to blame for all the dead fish on the lake. They were netting for the carp. Will have more info later.
This can’t be good…
Please let us know root cause.
Dog
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Found out they are saying the commercial fisherman are to blame for all the dead fish on the lake. They were netting for the carp.
You mean commercial fisherman like the one’s in these pictures from Lake Puckaway? You can find more pictures here:
Puckaway Commercial Netting
I can’t believe in this day and age this is allowed.
If done correctly to remove rough fish I don’t see any problem with the commercial fishing pictures shown there. Seemed to be a positive for a lake like Puckaway long known for its rough fish problems….
thats how i read it….its to get rid of the rough fish….not commercial fishing..
its hard to imagine such a decent fishing lake with a depth of only 6′.
Anybody have any idea how many fish were killed
Updated: Wednesday, 02 Dec 2009, 9:42 PM CST
Published : Wednesday, 02 Dec 2009, 7:53 PM CST
* Cameron Clark
GREEN LAKE COUNTY – With pitchforks, shovels and buckets in hand, it was not the kind of fishing Lake Puckaway residents hoped to be doing.
“It’s devastating,” said Bob Moore, who lives on the lake. “These are the fish a lot of the fisherman on this lake are after, the walleyes on this lake.”
But instead of on the end of a hook, they were dumped into a manure spreader.
“It’s really hard to see all these dead fish, especially the game fish,” said David Ferge, the president of the Lake Puckaway Improvement Association.
More than 2,000 fish have washed to shore since Saturday.
The Department of Natural Resources says the fish kill was preventable.
“The contracted fisherman failed to remove the game fish as he is required to from the netting the fish,” said DNR Warden Supervisor, Carl Mesman.
Mesman says the fish were all kept in the net for an extended period of time, overcrowding and stressing each other.
The DNR has used contractors to remove carp and other rough fish from the lake for years. However, this was the first time it used the particular contractor from Ohio. Mesman says the DNR has ended that contract and it looking into the possibility of more penalties.
“We’re still examining as far as any charges,” said Mesman. “We are talking to the district attorney in Green Lake County.”
FOX 11’s attempts to contact the contractor were unsuccessful.
Mesman says The DNR is also running some precautionary tests on the fish for disease.
The DNR plans to hold a public meeting on the fish kill, probably sometime next week.
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