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'Snakehead' Fish Found in Wisconsin River
hey, how about a link that doesn't require AOL membership?
" caveat lector" wrote in message ... http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/arti...9990001&_mpc=n ews%2e10%2e1 - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - -- - - - -- - - -- -- - -- - - - -- - -- - -- -- -- -- - -- - -- Necessity is the Mother of invention. Offer the people what they need. |
'Snakehead' Fish Found in Wisconsin River
Ah well.........
now I'm answering my own posts. The story is he http://tinyurl.com/oj5e "Pepperoni" wrote in message ... hey, how about a link that doesn't require AOL membership? " caveat lector" wrote in message ... http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/news/arti...9990001&_mpc=n ews%2e10%2e1 - -- - -- - -- -- - -- - - -- - - - -- - - -- -- - -- - - - -- - -- - -- -- -- -- - -- - -- Necessity is the Mother of invention. Offer the people what they need. |
'Snakehead' Fish Found in Wisconsin River
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'Snakehead' Fish Found in Wisconsin River
"Pepperoni" wrote in message ... Ah well......... now I'm answering my own posts. The story is he http://tinyurl.com/oj5e I'm from Wisconsin and I'm not worried. This is probably an isolated case and one that's not likely to spread. These fish are from southeast Asia and begin to die off when the water temps drop below 60 degrees F. Anyone from the area knows that the water gets a lot colder than that. The only possibility is if they get into an area that has a warm water discharge, like a power plant. -- Steve OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
'Snakehead' Fish Found in Wisconsin River
They seemed to do fine in a couple of ponds that someone introduced them to in Mass, and it gets a lot
colder than 60 in the water there too...you may have to worry. We had to nuke the ponds basically to get rid of them. "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote: "Pepperoni" wrote in message ... Ah well......... now I'm answering my own posts. The story is he http://tinyurl.com/oj5e I'm from Wisconsin and I'm not worried. This is probably an isolated case and one that's not likely to spread. These fish are from southeast Asia and begin to die off when the water temps drop below 60 degrees F. Anyone from the area knows that the water gets a lot colder than that. The only possibility is if they get into an area that has a warm water discharge, like a power plant. -- Steve OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
'Snakehead' Fish Found in Wisconsin River
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 09:56:32 -0500, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote: "Pepperoni" wrote in message ... Ah well......... now I'm answering my own posts. The story is he http://tinyurl.com/oj5e I'm from Wisconsin and I'm not worried. This is probably an isolated case and one that's not likely to spread. These fish are from southeast Asia and begin to die off when the water temps drop below 60 degrees F. Anyone from the area knows that the water gets a lot colder than that. The only possibility is if they get into an area that has a warm water discharge, like a power plant. That's what they said about carp for many years after they got out of control in the south... -- rbc:vixen,Minnow Goddess,Willow Watcher,and all that sort of thing. Often taunted by trout. Only a fool would refuse to believe in luck. Only a damn fool would rely on it. http://www.visi.com/~cyli |
'Snakehead' Fish Found in Wisconsin River
"Nospam9212" wrote in message ,SNIP. So now I am confused... The article at the link states... "The DNR said an employee misidentified the fish as a native bowfin." ...is the "native bowfin" NOT a snakehead? I was under the impression most people used the two names for the same fish.. not true? Or are they making a point that they have a native bowfin in Wisconsin and this snakehead version of a bowfin, is not one of them? As far as MA... we most certainly do have a bowfin population: The Bowfin is native to North America and has a wide distribution. Other names for them are dogfish, lawyers and mudfish. We have them in waters up here in northern Wisconsin and I've caught them in central Florida. Same fish. In general appearance, the Snakehead and the Bowfin are similar. BUT....The Snakehead is a different fish. It's native to southeast Asia and was brought to this country as an aquarium fish. They are very aggressive and voracious. People who buy these are also the same people that buy piranha and Oscars, they enjoy watching predatory fish in their fish tanks. But the Snakehead grows fairly rapidly and soon outgrows the tank. At this point, some people will just release them into local lakes and rivers, without thought to what the potential for disaster is. That's probably what happened here. I don't know if it ever held up to IGFA scrutiny, but a while back, someone was fishing in the cooling pond of one of our power plants. This body of water never freezes over due to the warm water discharge. The guy caught a large fish and couldn't identify it so he put it in a bucket and called the local game warden. The game warden wasn't certain either so he took it to the fisheries biologists. They identified it as a Red Piranha and it was larger than the current world record at the time. The previous world record had been caught in Columbia, South America, this fish was caught in Lake Columbia, Columbia Wisconsin. How's that for irony? :) It's theorized that the fish was dumped from an aquarium and because of the warm water discharge, was able to survive the winters here in Wisconsin. -- Steve OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
'Snakehead' Fish Found in Wisconsin River
On 9/27/03 7:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers"
wrote... ...is the "native bowfin" NOT a snakehead? In general appearance, the Snakehead and the Bowfin are similar. BUT....The Snakehead is a different fish. It's native to southeast Asia and was brought to this country as an aquarium fish. Understood. Thanks for clearing that up. -= Francis Yarra =- fyarraATjunoDOTcom http://members.aol.com/fyarra001/ads - My drywall website http://members.aol.com/fyarra001 - My C64 website http://members.aol.com/prsnl99 - My personal website |
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