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  1. 04-01-2018, 03:53 PM #1
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    Me and a friend have caught a few crappie in ky lake over the last few weeks and when you clean them the meat looks white , so white that they looked almost the same color as they do when cooked . First time I have ever seen this . Have only caught a few like this and wondered if anyone else has seen this ?
    Most of the fish we been catching are very thin also , looks like they are starving !
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    IMO the crappie are in very poor condition due to a lack of food. I have cleaned several crappie in the last few weeks and very few have anything in their stomachs. I am also not seeing the baitballs and numbers of what appear to be bait on my electronics.


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  3. 04-01-2018, 07:29 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by mrdux View Post
    IMO the crappie are in very poor condition due to a lack of food. I have cleaned several crappie in the last few weeks and very few have anything in their stomachs. I am also not seeing the baitballs and numbers of what appear to be bait on my electronics.


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    cleaned a few myself this weekend with nothing in their stomach but the fish and the filets looked healthy
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pan Fish View Post
    mrdux Do you think this a result of the Carp?
    I’m no expert on the matter,

    I find it very hard to believe it wouldn’t be related...




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    They are extremely thin in the Big Sandy area of the lake also. almost looks like fish from a pond.
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  7. 04-02-2018, 10:53 AM #7
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    If they don't figure something out about these carp I feel like with in the next 5 -7 years we are gonna see a barren lake !
    I can personally see a huge impact in just the last 3 years in the lake .
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    Seems like every major creek is packed with Asian carp. I don’t see nearly as many Shad as I did a few years ago! This pic was in leatherwood the entire creek looks just like that!


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    I cleaned several crappie last week and they had small Asian carp in their stomachs. approx. 2 to 3 inches long
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    Fish and Wildlife Public meeting to talk about fish in KY lake.......
    Thursday night 7:00 at Ky. dam Convention Center.......
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