Algae blooms and heat

It's been a slow week, except for algae reports from around the state, with accompanying warnings to keep contact with water at those lakes to a minimum.
The latest lakes added to the list of places being tested for the nerve and liver toxins that the algae can produce are Lake Loramie and Deer Creek Reservoir. I suspect that as long as the weather stays hot and dry, we'll keep having reports of algae blooms and the resulting concerns about toxins.
These should not be taken lightly, but we also shouldn't go overboard. Remember, the blue-green algae that produces the toxins in normally present in most lakes and algae blooms are not uncommon during hot weather like we've been having. It's just that usually conditions don't combine to make a mess like what has occurred at Grand Lake St. Mary's, or raise toxins to the levels found there.
Unfortunately, with the way the media works these days we can't have a calm evaluation of the situation. However, if we're lucky, we'll soon get some cooler nights and rain to flush some fresh water into the lakes.
Then we can go back to our normal worries about how to catch fish, and that has been tough to do lately. I think the wining weight at Buckeye Lake Tuesday was down to a bit over 5 pounds (I haven't received the results yet), Dillon and Alum Creek tournament catches have been poor and even Knox is not producing bass.
Jerry Mossman and Jim Foster went to Knox Monday and caught three small fish each. I was there Wednesday and could catch only two small bass. I couldn't even get the bluegills, which could often be seen hanging just under the surface, to hit a micro jig.
As long as conditions remain as uncomfortable as they have been, I don't feel too bad about having to hold off on fishing for a few days. I had to have skin surgery on my lower back and the doctor said no lifting, twisting or bending for a few days so the stitches don't pull out.
A few days, OK. But then I'm heading for Delaware,