Hate To See This

[LittleRedFisherman]

Guess we figured it was a matter of time..

Saw this posted on the SEMO jet page.

[ozark trout fisher]

Oh crap. That is.......not good.

[Feathers and Fins]

I think the face on the Kid says it all. In most pictures with a fish that big the smile would be bigger, I think the kid knows what it means as well.

[oldasdirt]

This can't be if it is the Ozark rivers or done.

[ozark trout fisher]

I don't know enough about Asian Carp to know if they can tolerate the cooler, spring-fed sections of our rivers effectively.....but if so my goodness. Catastrophic wouldn't even begin to describe that nightmare.

Does anyone have a link to the article? Having trouble finding it anywhere.

[LittleRedFisherman]

These things jump in the boat at will in the backwaters of the Mississippi. I've had it happen near Caruthersville. If they ever got that bad on the current, not only would the fishing ecosystem suffer, but a jet boat ride could get a lot more dangerous.

[GloryDaze]

Reading the caption, it says it's the first caught on the Current. Judging by the size, that dude could have been there a while. Obviously he could have recently migrated up, either way it's sad to see.

[Al Agnew]

It's pretty scary. They've been in the lower Meramec for quite a while now, and have not moved up into the upper river in any numbers yet. But several years ago I floated Joachim Creek from De Soto downstream, and they were in every good sized pool all the way up to De Soto. Time will tell, I guess.

[Brian Jones]

I've encountered them in backwater areas on the Gasconade as far up as the Pointer's Creek and Rollins Ferry areas. But they've never been a problem in the actual river itself. The thing that bothers me the most about these critters is that no one of importance seemed to care until they started threatening the Great Lakes.

[LittleRedFisherman]

Guess we could always do this if they get bad...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMw4KW3MzcE