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Old 06-12-2019, 07:24 PM
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Default Asian Carp at Lake Barkley

I fished Lake Barkley for many years for both Crappie and Bass. Had not been back for at least 15 years. There is a cove on the north end that was one of my favorites in early to mid-June so I decided to take the Twin Troller X10 up there yesterday morning for some fun.



Fishing was very slow even with a Willow Fly hatch going on. Normally, you can catch big Bluegills along banks with Willow flies, not yesterday.



I will post some screenshots from my Raymarine Element 9 HV showing what appears to be Asian Carp ...



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Old 06-12-2019, 07:26 PM
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KY lake is overrun with them now.

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Old 06-12-2019, 07:47 PM
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KY lake is overrun with them now.

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They are headed this way!
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Old 06-12-2019, 08:02 PM
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They are in the Cumberland already.
Saw a dozen jumping below the dam last month.

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Old 06-12-2019, 08:34 PM
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It's terrible news to hear. I've seen screen shots of side scan on KY lake and all you see is Asian carp. I ran into them a couple years back up here in Illinois fishing below clinton lake for hybrids. Every cast I would snag one, they were so thick it was like a false bottom. Great DI shots though.
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Old 06-13-2019, 12:24 PM
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They are headed this way!


I hooked one a month or so ago below old hickory dam. And seen what I believe were schools of the 2 separate times.


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Old 06-13-2019, 01:56 PM
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They are headed this way!

They sure are. As mentioned previously, they're below the dam now. I've seen a few!
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Old 06-13-2019, 06:55 PM
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This is another example that TWRA is so great at their job as a government agency and we, the fishermen, have to take the consequence for it.
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Old 06-13-2019, 09:08 PM
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This is another example that TWRA is so great at their job as a government agency and we, the fishermen, have to take the consequence for it.
TWRA alone can't stop the Asian carp problem. This is a national problem that will take many millions+ of dollars in federal funding to turn around. Even then I don't know if it can be done. So, keep on pointing fingers and blaming cause this goes way beyond TWRA.
In my opinion, they're doing a good job with the limited resources that they have available.
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Old 06-14-2019, 08:41 AM
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Not sure the details but the last two recent things I heard trying to stop the Asian carp invasion.
1. Putting some kind of underwater speakers that emits a noise in the Dam lock area that irritate the Asian carp and will not lock thru and continue to spread.
2. Commercial fisherman netting and selling to dog food companies I can’t remember how much a pound? Has anyone else heard of these two tasks?


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Old 06-14-2019, 10:03 AM
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I hooked one a month or so ago below old hickory dam. And seen what I believe were schools of the 2 separate times.


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They have been below Old Hickory and Priest for over 8 years.
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Old 06-14-2019, 11:42 AM
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Maybe we are looking at this all wrong...

If they can be caught, then a simple knife thru the gills and throw them back.

On a more commercial prospective, They can be turned into fertilizer, pet food, ect... There has to be a market for them.

Finally they are edible.. supposed to taste like cod.


Take a look-see at this video..


https://youtu.be/T1NVUV8yhmU


https://youtu.be/CB-fmA07gZ8
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Old 06-15-2019, 07:50 PM
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Not sure the details but the last two recent things I heard trying to stop the Asian carp invasion.
1. Putting some kind of underwater speakers that emits a noise in the Dam lock area that irritate the Asian carp and will not lock thru and continue to spread.
2. Commercial fisherman netting and selling to dog food companies I can’t remember how much a pound? Has anyone else heard of these two tasks?


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I have heard of both. Commercial fisherman are getting paid well on ky lake. I’ve also heard of them using the speaker method to drive a large population of them into a small area and shock them or kill them some how.


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I'll bet those that use the Speaker style Use the Current Country/ Bro Rap crap.

This New style of music would entice any Carp loving Bruh to commit to his crock wearing rapping man bun loving style and be able to corral any fish.


Opps Sorry Just a real George Jones, Keith Whitley J.R. Cash Loving Nashvillian gone hay wire.
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Old 06-17-2019, 07:32 PM
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I'll bet those that use the Speaker style Use the Current Country/ Bro Rap crap.

This New style of music would entice any Carp loving Bruh to commit to his crock wearing rapping man bun loving style and be able to corral any fish.


Opps Sorry Just a real George Jones, Keith Whitley J.R. Cash Loving Nashvillian gone hay wire.
+1000

Remember when Taylor Swift was country?

If Keith Freeking Urban is country then I am a genius.

Then there is the clown Blake Shelton.

CMA awards = Country My Ass. Or Can't Make it Awards.
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