Carp netting article

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Originally Posted by smashdn

Could someone scan and post the article please? I don't get the magazine and it is not on fw.ky.gov.

My .02. You will likely only ever see carp netting and catching on this scale in KY and Barkley. KDFWR is not getting pushed to do anything about them in any other waterbody the way they are in those two lakes. The squeaky wheel gets the oil so to speak.

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Those are the only two lakes with transit locks that are connected to the Ohio River, so they should be the only lakes in KY that would have that problem. I say "should" because there's always the netting & transporting of "shad" that could also contain juvenile Asian Carp :mad: ... which could lead to them becoming established in lakes without locks.

I do know for a fact that the Asian Carp do travel all the way up the Salt River to the spillway of Taylorsville Lake ... but that's as far as they can go (unless someone nets their fry and takes them up to the lake).

They are in the tribs to the ohio. I am not sure if netting is even feasible in the rivers but from my limited convo with the bios they are not doing anything in the rivers to reduce the numbers or limit travel and have concluded that they are not reproducing either from their sampling over the years. (I am not sure I buy that last part though.) The rivers have a lower commercial fishing presence and frankly as you move away from the lakes and the ohio I have never seen a fish market to sell your catch. They can jump the low head dams or go over them in high water. They are in Barren up to bowling green and Green at least up to #5. I haven't run into them above #5 but it wouldn't surprise me if they are. It is a long way from #5 to GRL. Not as far from BG to BRL, plus there are numerous tribs to Barren river as well.

Fact is Asian carp will never be completely eradicated, increased commercial harvest will keep the population manageable for wildlife officials and reduce the threats to our economy, sport fishery and keep boaters safe. RE: Commercial Harvesting...“We believe this will increase the amount of Asian carp coming out of those lakes to five million pounds per year,” Ron Brooks said. “A sustained harvest of this amount will significantly reduce the impact of Asian carp on these nationally-recognized crappie lakes.”

Shedd Creek Sis, thanks for the post. I guess Mr. Ron Brooks cannot decide the difference between 'eradicate' and 'significantly reduce'. I know for a fact that in the KY Afield article he used the term 'eradicate'. I guess this is just wishful thinking.