Yes, it is Beaver Lake. I was told by a Game Warden that this was an Asian Carp that infiltrated the strip mines during the flood of 93'. Either way, it's an invasive species and needs to be irraticated from the lakes.
I'm pretty sure that is what I call a grass carp. They are filter feeder and are not caught on bait.. They are snagged or shot with a bow and arrow... I couldn't see the mouth. They grow to be a very large fish and they put them in lakes to keep the moss in check. I'm thinking that is what you guys caught.. I would have just reach down and grabbed that fish just ahead of the tail and you could have used that net over the head ... You had the fish wore out... I bet that was fun reeling him in foul hooked and all!! ;-)
It was fun for my buddy to reel him/her in, Bill. It was as slimy as could be. I didn't want to get all that slime in the boat. We figured it out to be an Asian carp from the flood of 93. It was at least 40 lbs. The Kaskaskia river runs along side those strip mine lakes we were fishing and they flooded real back in 1993.
Asian carp. We snag them down below Kentucky dam all the time . A lot of people do t know it but they are some of the best tasting fish in the water but they are full of bones
Yes, it was an Asian Carp. Likely got in the pits in 93 when it flooded. The fishing can very good here at times. The Bass are seasoned and have seen every bait known to man, but there is still a lot of big fish to be caught here. I've fished it since I was about 13 years old (before it was public) and it has been a great place to fish. They are all beautiful lakes. Stealth is the key to success here.
@@kg9pz thank you for the tips . We caught a few today there off shore. Caught them on crappie rigs Bobby garland minnows and crappie magnets. Caught a few bass on a yum dinner it was tricku
Given the location and appearance, it's an Asian carp of some sort (for sure). Either silver or bighead. If they aren't known to be in these waters, contact the DNR.
@@habeebtc yes I know but someone put them in there. I fished those lakes as a kid one I fished tho was on the other side inside town it was the largest one there and the deepest. We called it cemetery lake not because it was by cemetery but because people drowned and they never found the bodies. The water is so clear you can see the fish. We never seen an Asian carp in them. The fish are all huge in those lakes
Yes, it has been identified as an Asian Carp. These lakes are very close to the Kaskaskia River here in southern IL. These carp got into these lakes from when the river flooded back in 1993, and recently, as well. Thanks for your comment & view.
hell yeah back in the 80s we'd catch big ol fish like that and me and the boys would take em back to shore smoke a little grass and use em for that special kind of loving
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Nice share!! It is so good to hear from you Scott.
Thanks, Gil. I've become somewhat of a recluse, I'm afraid. Thank you for watching & saying hello, my friend.
I fish both beaver and eagle lake a lot these days. The crappie seem very scarce but seems to be a lot of catfish.
Glad you caught it on video. Becouse no one would believed that fish story. 🐳
Thats a silver carp. I've snagged many on the river but have ever seen one at the strip mines. That lake looks kinda like Beaver Lake?
Yes, it is Beaver Lake. I was told by a Game Warden that this was an Asian Carp that infiltrated the strip mines during the flood of 93'. Either way, it's an invasive species and needs to be irraticated from the lakes.
Now that's my kinda fishing
It was a big ole slimy thang!
I'm pretty sure that is what I call a grass carp. They are filter feeder and are not caught on bait.. They are snagged or shot with a bow and arrow... I couldn't see the mouth. They grow to be a very large fish and they put them in lakes to keep the moss in check. I'm thinking that is what you guys caught.. I would have just reach down and grabbed that fish just ahead of the tail and you could have used that net over the head ... You had the fish wore out... I bet that was fun reeling him in foul hooked and all!! ;-)
It was fun for my buddy to reel him/her in, Bill. It was as slimy as could be. I didn't want to get all that slime in the boat. We figured it out to be an Asian carp from the flood of 93. It was at least 40 lbs. The Kaskaskia river runs along side those strip mine lakes we were fishing and they flooded real back in 1993.
@@kg9pz That's a salmon
Asian carp. We snag them down below Kentucky dam all the time . A lot of people do t know it but they are some of the best tasting fish in the water but they are full of bones
Yes they are full of bones, but if you take the time to get them out and beer batter them they taste AMAZING! Would recommend it.
Going there tomorrow any good fishing off shore
Yes, it was an Asian Carp. Likely got in the pits in 93 when it flooded. The fishing can very good here at times. The Bass are seasoned and have seen every bait known to man, but there is still a lot of big fish to be caught here. I've fished it since I was about 13 years old (before it was public) and it has been a great place to fish. They are all beautiful lakes. Stealth is the key to success here.
@@kg9pz thank you for the tips . We caught a few today there off shore. Caught them on crappie rigs Bobby garland minnows and crappie magnets. Caught a few bass on a yum dinner it was tricku
Given the location and appearance, it's an Asian carp of some sort (for sure). Either silver or bighead. If they aren't known to be in these waters, contact the DNR.
They arnt I'm from there and they arnt
@@anthonydesroches8897 Scroll down. The poster said a game warden identified it as an asian carp -- posted just 4 weeks back.
@@habeebtc yes I know but someone put them in there. I fished those lakes as a kid one I fished tho was on the other side inside town it was the largest one there and the deepest. We called it cemetery lake not because it was by cemetery but because people drowned and they never found the bodies. The water is so clear you can see the fish. We never seen an Asian carp in them. The fish are all huge in those lakes
It's a grasscarp dnr puts them in there to help regulate the alge level in the water
Damn that was Awesome Brother!!!
It was a battle to be sure, brother! My friend had a hellova time getting it to the boat!
That's not a catfish that a grass carp
It’s a tuna bro! Lol
We figured out that it was an Asian Silver Carp. It apparently got in the lake when the Kaskaskia river flooded a long time ago.
kg9pz too bad you didn’t remove it from the water. It’s gotta be an invasive species.
Big head carp I think
We figured out that it was an Asian Silver Carp. It apparently got in the lake when the Kaskaskia river flooded a long time ago.
What the hell was that beast!?!
We figured out that it was an Asian Silver Carp. It apparently got in the lake when the Kaskaskia river flooded a long time ago.
That's cool, you never know what's gonna come out of the water.
Asian carp?
Happy to see you are active again, my friend. Yes, I'm told an Asian Silver Carp, is what it was. It was a heckofa time getting it to the boat!
Looks like a type of carp. Shot it next time, lol!🐟🔫
We figured out that it was an Asian Silver Carp. It apparently got in the lake when the Kaskaskia river flooded a long time ago.
Asian carp
I know that fish it’s native to Vietnam.
Yes, it has been identified as an Asian Carp. These lakes are very close to the Kaskaskia River here in southern IL. These carp got into these lakes from when the river flooded back in 1993, and recently, as well. Thanks for your comment & view.
bighead
That is a sockeye salmon weird really weird
Lmao it's a Asian carp
WTF!!
Big ole Asian Silver Carp!
hell yeah back in the 80s we'd catch big ol fish like that and me and the boys would take em back to shore smoke a little grass and use em for that special kind of loving