Norfork, Bull Shoals - Invasive species?

**Old Sarge** · 09-02-2016, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by blueducklane

That moss in degray existed for decades that lapped many high and low water level periods. My understanding is the COE purposely introduced an invasive species of some kind that was proven to destroy that particular species of moss. Subsequent to that i noticed the fish that came out of the lake were skinny and didnt have much fight in em but the last winter the moss was there my dad caught a 25.5 inch bass on a jerkbait.

The year that killed the moss in Degray was a "perfect storm" they drew the lake down 18feet that winter to work on the damn, so all the moss out to 18feet was high and dry for months. Then we had record flooding and the lake came up 20 feet over normal pool. So with all the shallow moss killed due to the draw down then the deeper hydrilla was wiped out with 40+ feet over it in the spring/summer. Now no moss, it's a shame, it was such a Great Lake.

**faithfularcher** · 09-06-2016, 06:15 AM

Jackie , I know the silver carp have made it up the river to Batesville . I witnessed just last week several of them trying to jump up the dam unsuccessfully but I am sure some have made it above lock 1 when we had the high water earlier in the year .
D10, I know there has been a few large kills of the silver carp in Kentucky that was said to be the result of a parasite . Do you know if the USFW is working on anything to help kill this species out or at least try and control it in some form ?

**D10** · 09-06-2016, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by faithfularcher

Jackie , I know the silver carp have made it up the river to Batesville . I witnessed just last week several of them trying to jump up the dam unsuccessfully but I am sure some have made it above lock 1 when we had the high water earlier in the year .
D10, I know there has been a few large kills of the silver carp in Kentucky that was said to be the result of a parasite . Do you know if the USFW is working on anything to help kill this species out or at least try and control it in some form ?

I don't know of anything specifically that they are doing but I know they are trying to figure out what they can do.

**blairarnold** · 09-09-2016, 11:49 AM

They need to figure quicker. They have absolutely ruined a great crappie fishery in the lakes off Black River.

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