Archive for June, 2010

Who: 2 commercial net boats hired by the Illinois DNR Where: Lake Calumet How: 15 net sets each with 200yds/net 3.5″ mesh trammels Fish Type & Number Caught Common Carp – 189 Freshwater Drum – 114 Smallmouth Buffalo – 100 Bigmouth Buffalo – 31 Quillback Carpsucker – 3 Black Buffalo – 111 Asian Carp – [...]

View Original Release Lake Calumet, Ill.  - A fisheries biologist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources holds a Bighead carp caught in Lake Calumet. The fish was caught during routine sampling efforts by the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee on June 22, 2010. Courtesy: Illinois Department of Natural Resources

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