[seaurchin1969]

NEW ORLEANS- Even as scientists scramble to prevent Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes, some worry the spring flooding along the Mississippi River may be spreading the invasive species into many formerly carp-free bodies of water.

Duane Chapman, a U.S. Geological Survey biologist and Asian carp expert, says the fish may show up in lakes, ponds and bayous that took the river's floodwaters. They may not be able to breed in many locations, but the fish have a life expectancy of 25 years and so could be crowding out food sources of native species for decades.

Asian carp were brought to the United States in the early 1970s to control algae in catfish farms in the South. Floods washed them into the Mississippi River in the 1980s.

 

[jraducks]

Yea I would say so!

 

[BioCartridge]

Yea I would say so!

oh boi :groan:

 

[jraducks]

That was taken in Mississippi..the turbulence of the water rushing through the culvert was causing silvers to jump. I am sure those same silvers got in peoples catfish ponds, farm ponds, fishing ponds, lakes that didn't have them already etc. We have them in most rivers down here but with the flooding I would imagine they ended up in a lot of places that otherwise wouldn't have gotten them!

 

[WBG444]

So not cool...but a cool picture

 

[hibidi-shibidi]

Shot probably 5-6 of them out of a flooded pond off the Missouri last week. Missed twice that many. It used to be a good bass pond, probably wont be before long.

 

[donner t]

Thats crazy. In colorado ranchers use to pay us a buck apiece for prairie dogs. Maybe people will put a bounty on these fish (specially in private ponds ). Good luck and cool picture

 

[jwallen]

That's a really good picture...

 

[DeadeyeDeb]

Funny "scientists are scrambling to keep them out of the Great Lakes" but will not let ya shoot them and limit how many you can take by rod and reel in Wisc. Scientists may very well be, politicians on the other hand, not so much.

 

[Smokinfeathers]

not good, but wouldnt it be fun to stand at that culvert with a shotgun!!!

 

[Bodycarver]

not good, but wouldnt it be fun to stand at that culvert with a shotgun!!!

"""PULL"""

 

[BowieKnife357]

"""PULL"""

Exact same thing went through me head when I saw that pic. :tu:

 

[Sorny]

The muddy MO is flowing in places it hasn't been for a long time up here. There are going to be bigheads and silvers showing up in lotsa places they shouldn't be.

 

[mike]

Not good.............but great picture

 

[amiller_08]

i have a ? some one told me the other day that the asain carp over seas dont jump like they do over here i didnt really beleive him but what do i know any body know wether they do or not?

 

[Old Smoker]

Sounds like there's gonna be some pond and lake restoration projects for some folks out there... A lot of work. Still sucks!