Members rakloeppel Posted May 29, 2013 Members Share Posted May 29, 2013 I have been fishing the Gasconade River by Vienna, Mo for 40 years (Catch And Relese). I saw something this past weekend that just about made me sick......flying carp. I have witnessed them on the Kaskaskia River in Illinois but never thought the invassive fish would make their way up the Gasconade. I am really concerned that this could destoy the small mouth population on the river. Anyone else witness this on the river? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Saw a couple turtles eating a dead one near Jerome two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greasy B Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 It was inevitable. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverwhy Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 I was just upstream from Bell Chute access on Sunday and two asian carp jumped up against our boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnCivE Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Holy jeez, are you serious? This is bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I knew this was going to happen when I floated upper Joachim Creek a few years ago and there was a school of them in every pool. If they could get up that little, clear creek and live, the larger Ozark streams were definitely not safe from them. So far, I haven't seen any in the middle Meramec or Big River, though they are thick on the lower Meramec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stlskyline Posted May 30, 2013 Members Share Posted May 30, 2013 That's not good. Did some cat fishing on the Illinois River last summer and my bubbly had one fly into the boat, hit him in the face and break his nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 We usually gig a few asian carp early in the season when it first opens near Vienna. Most sloughs on the Gasconade will have a few small asian carp in it from the MO on up near Jerome now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rakloeppel Posted May 31, 2013 Author Members Share Posted May 31, 2013 I knew this was going to happen when I floated upper Joachim Creek a few years ago and there was a school of them in every pool. If they could get up that little, clear creek and live, the larger Ozark streams were definitely not safe from them. So far, I haven't seen any in the middle Meramec or Big River, though they are thick on the lower Meramec. Al, Any studies on how this will effect our Missouri streams? Will they take over and destoy our small and large mouth fishing? It just makes me sick to think about it, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Agnew Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I don't know of any studies on that. Maybe somebody else knows more. I don't know what their effect will be on game fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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