4/15/21 - Commercial fishing with a gill net on the St. Croix River, just above the Mississippi River.
Harvest occurs in this area about 4 times/year, Spring and Fall.
Common Carp are harvested, placed in oxygenated tanks, and shipped to New York for use. I don’t know for “what”.
As far as I know, all the other fish were released back in the river.
Fish species in the net that we saw:
Common Carp
American Paddlefish
Sauger
Walleye
Asian Carp
Suckers
Perch
Musky
Northern
Catfish
Gar
White Bass
Lake Sturgeon
Buffalo
White Bass
Mooneye
Silver Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Some of the larger fish, Sturgeon, Catfish, Paddlefish had Lamprey Eel lesions/scars.
Along with the Fisherman, there were two MN DNR Officials.
They took data on most the Sturgeon and Paddlefish that were netted.
The Sturgeon was 40 inches. I think they said it weighed about 26 pounds.
This Sturgeon was previously tagged so they gathered the info.
Here’s another Sturgeon. Their mouth is directly underneath the head.
Commercial fisherman’s flat bottom boats.
Harvest occurs in this area about 4 times/year, Spring and Fall.
Common Carp are harvested, placed in oxygenated tanks, and shipped to New York for use. I don’t know for “what”.
As far as I know, all the other fish were released back in the river.
Fish species in the net that we saw:
Common Carp
American Paddlefish
Sauger
Walleye
Asian Carp
Suckers
Perch
Musky
Northern
Catfish
Gar
White Bass
Lake Sturgeon
Buffalo
White Bass
Mooneye
Silver Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Some of the larger fish, Sturgeon, Catfish, Paddlefish had Lamprey Eel lesions/scars.
Along with the Fisherman, there were two MN DNR Officials.
They took data on most the Sturgeon and Paddlefish that were netted.
The Sturgeon was 40 inches. I think they said it weighed about 26 pounds.
This Sturgeon was previously tagged so they gathered the info.
Here’s another Sturgeon. Their mouth is directly underneath the head.
Commercial fisherman’s flat bottom boats.