Thousands of Carp available for taking

Yes, the Carp are in the Channel below the Fountain Lake Dam in Albert Lea.

for more photo’s, see link:
Congestion in the Channel

They (City & People in Albert Lea) would be glad to have to take as many as you want. Take them ALL, whether for food or fertilizer.

Check with DNR for any/all legal means of taking them.

Thanks to Dan Borland for posting these on FB.

Call on the “Bottom Feeders”. Mike the Scrapper will get them.

Kinda makes me wanna dig out the fly rod and head south!!!!!

Now that’s an idea!!! Every once in a while I’ll chase them on the croix with my 5wt little under gunned but fun when they take you to the depths.

What makes them go into the channel this time of year?

The Oxygen levels are higher by the DAM
Go to Google maps and look at these coordinates
43.651964,-93.36054 https://maps.google.com/

The Dam is on the Left/West side of the Bridge, then the water flows thru the channel into Albert Lea Lake.
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/results.html?n=10&start=0&maxhits=-1&lake=albert+lea&county=

Check out Dan Borland’s FB page, more and better photo’s from today: Dan’s FB page with new photo’s from today These photo’s give you a good view of the area/Channel

Do you know if a bow with a string attached is allowed within city limits?

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Do you know if a bow with a string attached is allowed within city limits?

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I don’t know, but call the
Police Non-Emergency: (507) 377-5210

Or try Mark at “The DAM Bait Shop” 507-383-8580

They should be able to help you
Good Luck

Carp for cold water are good eating, either fresh or smoked. Small ones are best, big uns not sa good.
Looks like easey to get some too.

Tight lines

Roger

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Check out Dan Borland’s FB page, more and better photo’s from today: Dan’s FB page with new photo’s from today These photo’s give you a good view of the area/Channel

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Apparently there are gold fish too.

Goldfish are common over there. I see one every time I fish that area

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Check out Dan Borland’s FB page, more and better photo’s from today: Dan’s FB page with new photo’s from today These photo’s give you a good view of the area/Channel

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Apparently there are gold fish too.

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When I grew up there in the late 60’s & 70’s, there were thousands of them. The water would look ORANGE from all the Orange CARP.
Last few years I hardly see any Orange Carp when I’m down there.

Someone must have stopped stocking their summer koi there when they cleaned their pond.

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I don’t know, but call the
Police Non-Emergency: (507) 377-5210

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I called and was told that it is illegal to discharge a bow within city limits. Then I double checked the city ordinances myself. Unfortuantely, they do not have any reference to bow fishing or shooting an bow with a sting attached to the arrow. At least the city of Rochester has made that determination and allows bowfishing in certain areas. Oh well, would have liked to put a small dent in the carp population over there.

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I don’t know, but call the
Police Non-Emergency: (507) 377-5210

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I called and was told that it is illegal to discharge a bow within city limits. Then I double checked the city ordinances myself. Unfortuantely, they do not have any reference to bow fishing or shooting an bow with a sting attached to the arrow. At least the city of Rochester has made that determination and allows bowfishing in certain areas. Oh well, would have liked to put a small dent in the carp population over there.

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Fishing problems reported

Albert Lea police received multiple calls of people spearing or fishing with bows and arrows near the Fountain Lake dam on Sunday morning. No one was cited.