Asian Carp Found in Black River Below Clearwater Dam

[Brian Jones]

Guess we all knew this was coming so I guess it isn't necessarily the end of the world.  However it does chap my hide that these fish were already in Saline creek and other tributaries of the Mississippi by the mid 90s; yet NO ONE from any fish and wildlife agency seem to care until several years later when they begin threatening the Great Lakes. 

http://www.waynecojournalbanner.com/news/article_c48daef6-e167-11e5-96ac-d32f745509be.html

[marcus]

iv never hated a fish more than those stupid fish

[snagged in outlet 3]

If they are in the lower Black I guess one day they'll be at Bull Shoals Dam. 

[Ham]

8 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

If they are in the lower Black I guess one day they'll be at Bull Shoals Dam. 

They might need a little help getting there. dams at Batesvillie and Guion are in the way. Are you volunteering?

[MOPanfisher]

The reason they are attempting to keep them out of the great Lakes is money and the fact that a single.location for a very expensive electric fence will hold them.  Forever, not likely but every year without them in the great Lakes is good.  They were spread all up and down the Mississippi so no single location will prevent their spread up the various tributaries that are open to the big river. The big worry below the dams is that someone cast netting shad will get one or 2 and end up transporting them up to the lake, from where they will again spread.

[snagged in outlet 3]

16 hours ago, Ham said:

They might need a little help getting there. dams at Batesvillie and Guion are in the way. Are you volunteering?

Nope, I hate them.  Nobody thought they would get above Carlyle lake dam but I think they have.

[Ham]

13 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Nope, I hate them.  Nobody thought they would get above Carlyle lake dam but I think they have.

Do they fly?

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

Don't know how they got up there but they did.  It would be a real shame if the made it up The White somehow.   

[snagged in outlet 3]

BTW, the have made it through the electric fence at Calumet.

[skeeter]

On ‎3‎/‎12‎/‎2016 at 10:02 AM, snagged in outlet 3 said:

BTW, the have made it through the electric fence at Calumet.

If they have, there is no one else to blame but the current Administration and his "caving in" to the Commercial Barge lobby.  There were plans to construct a physical barrier instead of relying on the questionable electric fence but the Barge Lobby objected and now the Great Lakes Fishery is in danger.  Great Lakes Fishery Biologists agree that the Asian Carp pose a bigger problem than the Lamprey Eels and the Zebra Mussels combined.