The kill, reports said, appeared to be confined to an area off Cherokee County Road 22 near John's Crossoads and affected several different species of fish.
Alabama Department of Conservation officials were on the scene this past weekend after fishermen reported seeing dead fish in the water and along the banks, according to reports.
"It was a fairly significant kill," said Dan Catchings, fisheries biologist with the Alabama Department of Conservation. "Hopefully, these samples will show us something."
Catchings said they took tissue samples from a live fish that was caught in the area. And they couldn't locate any freshly dead fish or fish that were in stress which may be an indication that the kill has ended for now
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