In the late 70’s I fished the professional B.A.S.S.circuit. I remember meeting Dr. Hill, an avid bass angler who invented the electronic pH meter that you mounted on your bass boat. It gave an instant readout on the pH of the water. Anglers thought they had a new instrument that was a big key in finding bass. I believe Darrel Lowrance (Lowrance Electronics) was the one who first introduced it for Dr. Hill. I did not know a competing angler that was not given one or didn’t purchase one. We knew the best pH for bass was slightly alkaline so in the 3 day practice period we would run all over the lake the tournament was held on looking for water with a high pH. The plan was to eliminate the water with the lower than preferred pH. In almost all of the lakes we fished from coast to coast, the problem with the new pH meter soon became obvious. We could find no bad water. It all had an acceptable pH level. I guess that is why Dr. Hill’s or Darrel Lowrance’s pH meter is not around today.
I don’t think it will help you to catch trout by going all over the park measuring the pH of the water. It will help you to understand the role pH plays in the streams trout and aquatic insects habitat. It will also help you to understand one of the problems marine biologists are confronted with in their efforts to restore the native species to their original habitat.
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