Silver carp Archives - Outdoornews

Carp’s one-day journey amazing, concerning

June 24, 2022

Silver carp can weigh 20 to 40 pounds pounds and can leap high out of the water.The silver carp reportedly traveled roughly 35 miles upriver against strong current, from La Crosse to just north of Winona, in less than a day – the farthest north a tagged silver carp has made it in the Mississippi River. For the story, click…

Four silver carp fitted with tracking devices on Mississippi River

October 22, 2020

Minnesota DNR Reports

Data will help agencies learn more about invasive carp.

Wildlife agency says silver carp reported in East Tennessee

January 14, 2020

Associated Press

An angler told the agency a silver carp jumped into his boat as he deployed a trolling motor.

DNR captures and – for first time – tags silver carp

September 12, 2019

Minnesota DNR Reports

The tagged silver carp will provide the DNR with valuable data on the movement and habits of this invasive species in the river system.

Invasive silver carp captured in St. Croix River

April 15, 2019

Minnesota DNR Reports

In 2017, two silver carp were captured in the same location.

Two weeks, 43 miles of net, 365 electro-fishing runs and no new Asian carp

July 11, 2017

Andy Palmer

“No silver or bighead Asian carp were seen or caught during two-weeks of intensive monitoring,” today’s announcement said, adding that additional monitoring will take place.

St. Joseph, Kalamazoo rivers test clean for invasive silver, bighead carp (video)

June 30, 2017

Michigan DNR

Concern in Michigan is high after capture of a silver carp in the Illinois Waterway.

Silver carp found 9 miles from Lake Michigan

June 23, 2017

Staff and News Reports

In eight consecutive years of intensive monitoring and fish sampling in the Chicago Area Waterway System, this is the second time a bighead or silver carp has been found above the electric dispersal barriers.