asian carp territory

**Grizzly2k1** · 01-07-2016, 06:51 AM

Originally Posted by canebreaker

If it would help.
1. Have every state that has them to offer a free fishing day once a month. As long as you have one in your boat, string or trash bag you can catch the limit of any fish you wish in that body of water without a license.
2. If a agent wants to check your license you show him the carp. He tells you to fish on and goes to the next person.

The states need to give a little and we need to remove as many as we can.

We'll try to be at Pickwick the middle of March for a skip jack run to fill a freezer. I'll see if they are that far up KY lake.

They are as far north as KY Lake goes! I fish mostly north of Jonathan Creek ad have seen the there!

**armyman** · 01-07-2016, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by eagle 1

See where they were brought here from southeast asia to help in water treatment facilities and let loose by flood waters .

Don't nothing good come out of SE Asia!

**M R Dux** · 01-07-2016, 09:45 AM

Originally Posted by canebreaker

If it would help.
1. Have every state that has them to offer a free fishing day once a month. As long as you have one in your boat, string or trash bag you can catch the limit of any fish you wish in that body of water without a license.
2. If a agent wants to check your license you show him the carp. He tells you to fish on and goes to the next person.

The states need to give a little and we need to remove as many as we can.

We'll try to be at Pickwick the middle of March for a skip jack run to fill a freezer. I'll see if they are that far up KY lake.

They are rarely caught on traditional fishing methods. They are filter feeders that eat the same things fry of other species eat. That is where the danger to game fish populations come in.

Check out how bad they are in KY and Barkley right now. Coming to a lake near you.Check out the "Carp Madness" video of a commercial fishing tournamnet that was held here 3 years ago. It has gotten much worse since.
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?...&hsimp=yhs-003

**RLCRAPPIE** · 01-07-2016, 10:27 AM

At times, our country has done some great things. We even figured out how a man could literally walk on the moon. When the right people and the resources get behind this problem it will be fixed. I sure hope that happens soon. I know a lot of us have fond memories of fisheries that are being destroyed by this species.

**M R Dux** · 01-07-2016, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by RLCRAPPIE

At times, our country has done some great things. We even figured out how a man could literally walk on the moon. When the right people and the resources get behind this problem it will be fixed. I sure hope that happens soon. I know a lot of us have fond memories of fisheries that are being destroyed by this species.

You are 100% correct. The problem hasn't been addressed fully because politicians haven't figured how to get rich off of the cure yet. They will.

**armyman** · 01-07-2016, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by mrdux

You are 100% correct. The problem hasn't been addressed fully because politicians haven't figured how to get rich off of the cure yet. They will.

You are also 100% correct, mrdux! When politicians finally figure out an angle on that, the first thing you'll hear is...... "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help"!

**seafoxx1** · 01-07-2016, 10:57 AM

The carp are at the base of Pickwick dam, with the lock system they are also in the lake.
I would think it's just a matter of time for the Tom.

The best way to catch them is to snag them while swimming in the pod. I wound use a spoon and wobble across there backs, they have fine skin and easy to penetrate.
Jim

**canebreaker** · 01-07-2016, 11:41 AM

Tennessee has the right answer, NOT.

Banned In Tennessee
It is unlawful to possess or transport live
specimens of the following animals:
•
Silver Carp
(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)
•
Bighead Carp
(Hypophthalmichthys nobilis)
•
Black Carp
(Hypophthalmichthys piceus)

They ought to be on the creel list. No limit, catch all you can, don't leave the lake without a boat load.
With that rule does it mean a commercial fisherman can't have them either?
TN needs to change their contact info to include an email address too.

**Eagle 1** · 01-07-2016, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Aint got there yet, 2 completely different river systems.

Looking at where they are I figured they would be some already in tenn/tomm .

**M R Dux** · 01-07-2016, 12:31 PM

I've seen schools of bigheads in late summer afternoon on KY that were literally acres across and when you got close to one it looks like I kicked my Terrova onto rabbit speed with the prop barely under the surface. I've hooked them while pulling cranks and it was like hooking onto the back of a jet-ski.

Bowfishing for them is huge in this area and they take tons of them out of the lake each week. It just doesn't seem to be helping. We have had 2 huge fish kills below Ky and Barkley dams in the last couple of years but they mostly killed silvers. It makes one think that somebody is at work developing something biological to kill them but not kill game fish.

We had a Humminbird seminar at my shop a while back and we cooked a large silver carp that I got from a commercial fisherman.I think everyone who tried it was impressed. They are a chore to fillet and get all the Y-bones out but the texture and taste is as good as any bass I ever ate.

They have a couple of processing plants locally that are dressing them for consumption. Several restaurants close by have them on the menu. One plant that was built to export them to SE Asian went under. If the commercial fishermen around here could get 15 cents per pound in the rough for them, several would be netting them full time.

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