I stopped by a Department of Natural Resources fish trap today. This has not been used in many years.
It was set up to catch the hundreds to thousands of carp trying to get into a local fishing lake. I watched many times as they netted out the carp because occasionally there would be a nice northern or walleye in the trap also.
Those we put up above the trap to continue their journey.
Today, the steel frame is still in place but the metal mesh that restricted the fish movement is gone.
Why the DNR no longer opperates this fish trap, I don't know, but I decided after seeing this to contact them to see why.
I can only guess that priorities have changed to dealing with other invasive species that are more harmful than the carp.
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