Grody Charles River "Floaters"

[fishweewee]

Have a story I just HAVE to share.

Early this morning I was out running on the Charles River along Memorial Drive.

Passed the BU bridge and headed East towards MIT. I noticed there were quite a few Canada geese in the area, so many that there are now "Goose Xing" signs up at the intersections. No joke.

As I was passing the MIT boat house, I noticed some poor gal trying to hose down the dock. I swear, there must have been at least 100 POUNDS of olive/green goose doodoo on the dock. It was pretty disgusting.

As I proceeded running, I witnessed some TREMENDOUS splashing and swirling on the river surfcace immediately on the downcurrent side of the boathouse. As far as I could tell it was fish and not aquatic birds.

I sat there like an idiot trying to figure out what species but couldn't, since I didn't have my contacts in.

Anyhoo, a nasty thought just popped into my head.

1) Fish were swirling around some elongated green stuff in the water....

2) That was being hosed into the river by the lady on the dock just upstream...

The fish were chowing on goose turds or the fish were chowing on baitfish that were chowing on goose turds.

Crossed the Mass Ave bridge and happened upon an angler soaking some bait on a dock just a stone's throw from Storrow Drive.

I didn't have the heart to tell him what the fish were feeding on.

Wish I had a camera, it was unreal to see.

-WW