Silver or Asian (jumping) carp

[blairarnold]

We were fishing our favorite Black River lake, and these fish from hell were there. I didn't even know they were in White River much less Black River, but they were there today in this lake off Black River. Everything I've been hearing is they're to the crappie and game fish like the Mongols or Huns were to people, not to mention the danger of injury to people they present.

[Polebender]

Catch your crappie while you still can......

[Turtlebait]

How far up black river are they??

Haven't seen any in any of the oxbows from Lynn to Knobel yet.

Seen some on the oxbows below newport last year,well it wasn't really a oxbow but a lake where they got the dirt to build old hwy 67.It like to have scared the crap out of me,I could have kissed its @ss as it went flying by.It looked to wt. 3 or 4 lb. and I told my fishing partner that sucker could blood a guys nose pretty bad or nock you out of the boat.
Maybe the snakeheads will like flying fish better than bream,bass and crappie,hopefully.

[luvin.fishin]

Fella got his jaw broken here on Chicot last year by one of those. It hit him pretty hard!

[rocket rich]

wait till they get 25-40 pounds They liked to scared my grandson to dealth, i thought he was going to walk on water one day. Ive had many jump in the boat in Missouri creeks and sloughs. Where my cabin is commerical fisherman took a total of 22,000 lbs in three days with 3 boats netting them. and average day for one fisherman4 guys is about 1500-2000 lbs. no lie. this in Illinois.

[Redy2Fish]

What do they do with them, RR?

[Turtlebait]

dang a 25-40 pound fish flopping around in the boat wouldn't be funny,turning over tackle boxes,breaking rods,turning your soda over,nids flying everywhere.I had whether him break my jaw as to break a rod and make a mess in the boat..will maybe not.

[rockmike]

They've made it up the White to Batesville. I've been watching the snaggers out my office window, and they have hooked some big silver carp---I mean two handed jobs. Doesn't bode well for the future.

[rocket rich]

as for what they do with them . The fish are trucked to Chicago and then to Calif were the asian people eat them the eyes and lips are the best eating BOO not for me they get 17 cents apound . no lie this is the truth It was in the Monroe county Clarion on March 12 2008 its has made fishing better since they keep taking more out of the lake since the flood of 93

[blairarnold]

How far up black river are they??

Haven't seen any in any of the oxbows from Lynn to Knobel yet.

Seen some on the oxbows below newport last year,well it wasn't really a oxbow but a lake where they got the dirt to build old hwy 67.It like to have scared the crap out of me,I could have kissed its @ss as it went flying by.It looked to wt. 3 or 4 lb. and I told my fishing partner that sucker could blood a guys nose pretty bad or nock you out of the boat.
Maybe the snakeheads will like flying fish better than bream,bass and crappie,hopefully.

This lake is just south of Elgin.