I fish a harbor and ditches off the harbor on the Mississippi River and was wondering if anyone fishes the main river anywhere? If so how do u fish it and it's it good fishing?
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I fish a harbor and ditches off the harbor on the Mississippi River and was wondering if anyone fishes the main river anywhere? If so how do u fish it and it's it good fishing?
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Asian carp have pretty well ruined sport fishing up and down the Mississippi and it's tributaries. Nothing scientific but
I think we will see an increase in the alligator gar population.
I wondered about that. They have really populated in reelfoot Lake last couple yrs. Do they eat the crappie or run them off?Quote:
Originally Posted by stormcloud
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They break the food chain by eating the algae and plankton that other fry depend on.
I crappie fished Mississippi River oxbows for years and years; it was the only fishing I knew. Once the Asian carp showed up, it was over. Don't know exactly why, but they definitely ruined it. However, I have heard of people having success at Tunica. I've never known anyone to catch them on the main river.
I have heard at tunica some people catch them. Thanks for infoQuote:
Originally Posted by Jwater
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x 2 on that. the days i used to have on chotard and albamar were what dreams were made of. its a shame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jwater
A friend caught some on Whittington last week pulling cranks. It used to be my main lake but I haven't fished it in 2 years.
Years ago I had a guy worked for me, him and his uncle fished the river when it got low enough. They fished the Covington area and would fish those scour holes behind the wing walls that ran out in the river. Seen pictures of boat loads of crappie that came out of those deep holes. Don't think carp would be a problem on the river or right in the mouth of the inlets to the river. They are only going to affect closed water areas wher the eat all the plankton and starve out the food source for crappie and bass.
They may not be a problem as far as eating up the food sources for the shad and fry, but those carp love that calm water behind the rock dikes and the mouths of any tributary. You better wear a helmet! :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Cray
Actually, the Asian Carp have done two things for the fishery. Eaten up algae other species haven't been able to keep up with. Plus they are prolific breeders, there young have provided another food source for game fish. Unfortunately, they grow so fast that the sport fish cant eat them fast enough. However, with all the algae gone there food source is gone too. At some point the population will decrease because they are starving to dead.
I don't fish the Mississippi, however I do fish the Illinois. Couple weeks ago I was putting nice size eater Walleye in the boat. Last year I was catching my largest Crappie in Central Illinois out of the Illinois River. Haven't Crappie fished the Illinois yet this year, but that time is coming soon.
Maybe I am missing something, but shouldn't the carp be affecting the catfish as well? There are guys catching tye heck out of some catfish along that river.
The catfish are eating dead crappie. I'm not sure what the white bass and gar are eating. Probably each other[emoji23][emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by Nutbush
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