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FIRST seine of the year COMPLETE on Upper Prior!

Posted by PLSLWD Staff - April 23, 2019 - News
Carp are taken away on a semi truck that is equipped with large live-well tanks to keep the fish alive as they make their way to markets out east.
Carp are taken away on a semi truck that is equipped with large live-well tanks to keep the fish alive as they make their way to markets out east.

WHAT’S THE GOOD WORD?  The commercial fishermen completed two seine (net capture of carp) efforts on Tuesday and Friday of last week to remove a group of carp that were identified hanging out in Mud/Crystal Bay on Upper Prior Lake. They had a successful haul, wrangling up nearly 3 TONS of carp!

WHAT DID THEY DO WITH ALL THE CARP?  There are typically two markets where the fishermen take the carp: one is to a market out east (e.g. New York) where the smaller carp are in-demand for tasty dishes, and the other is to commercial game ponds down south (e.g. Carolinas) where the large carp that are wily & fun to catch are in-demand. The fishermen didn’t catch enough large fish to sell down south, so this haul ended up going out to the markets in New York.

IS THAT IT? ARE WE DONE?  Not yet! During this last seine effort, we only captured a small percentage of the overall water quality target. We’ll be working with the commercial fishermen to get them back out on the lake later this year to attempt additional carp seines. Check back on this website for more updates on future carp seines -or- subscribe to email updates by contacting Kathryn at kkeller-miller@plslwd.org.

IS ANYTHING ELSE HAPPENING WITH THE CARP? Carp seines are just one part of the District’s comprehensive carp management program, find out more on the Carp Management page on our website.

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The District covers about 42 square miles in Scott County, MN. Water in the PLSLWD flows mainly from the southwest to the northeast through Spring, Upper Prior and Lower Prior Lakes, and then north through the Prior Lake Outlet Channel to the Minnesota River near Valley Fair amusement park.
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