Posted on 11/11/2021 3:37:35 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
“I wash fishing for bass,” the Chicago angler admits. But what he first thought was a huge catfish turned out to be a record-breaking carp.
“I was fishing for bass,” Knize admits. “It started running and it was running clearly faster than a big turtle. So I thought it might be a 50-pound catfish.”
The resulting catch – one of many invasive carp – is nothing short of flabbergasting.
Cory Gecht took the mammoth fish to his larger – but still uncertified scale – where the carp weighed in at an astounding 74 pounds. As for it’s sheer size, the bighead came in at 52 inches long with a girth of 34 1⁄2 inches.
Tom Palmisano, proprietor of Henry’s Sports and Bait would open his shop after hours so Knize could weigh the carp on their biggest certified scale. He did so, an the bighead came in at 72 pounds, 8 ounces.
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It depends on what species.
I’ve had bighead and silver carp. They are filter feeders (ie., plankton), and they are quite tasty, esp. if out of decent water. The small bones are problematic though. I keep thinking that if I ever see someone tossing one on the bank, I’ll try pressure cooking the small bones out.
Maybe not. The Asian Carp need long rivers with good current to breed / for their eggs to properly develop and hatch. And said river would have to flow that distance downstream into Lake Michigan.
So... For all intents and purposes, large scale migration in from the Chicago River is already blocked. I took a look at Lake Michigan's major sources, and only the Kalamazoo River looks like a potential problem / breeding ground. So, electric fence it, put in a reservoir along it's length (fish ladders for the trout are ok - what we want is a length of placid water to kill the carp eggs), figure out a way to harvest carp going upstream to breed... Etc. Possibly an electric fish fence would be needed at the Mackinaw Straits. The mitigation does not have to be totally effective, because the carp can't breed in the main lake or smaller tributaries. A few carp are not going to hurt the lake.
it will make a good natural fertilizer....
I do miss my childhood....things have never been the same....
Not a reflection on you, but... That NRDC link goes to a truly ignorant article...
As the last 12 years since it was written have also shown.
All: Don’t take it from me — talk to an actual experienced fisheries biologist in the Midwest.
(Rolling eyes)
—”Humboldt Park”
I worked in Lakeview and when I read the article Belmont harbor or the Lincoln Park Lagoons come to mind.
That was yesterday, today I’m thinking any creeks connect to Humboldt Park?
“As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”
—”I’ve had bighead and silver carp. “
A friend was a musky man that lived fishing.
Would talk of a carp recipe that ground the fish and added vegetables?
He liked it!
Since he has passed and the internet came around I suspect it was gefilte fish.
The musky man world view was, nine-inch suckers were perfect bait and nothing more.
Other fish did not exist in his worldview.
I’m not a fisherman, but I learned about them from him.
—” cod, with pierogis”
WOW, does that sound good!
Because it tastes a sight better than the carp.
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