Six Lake County lakes have experienced die-offs of hundreds of carp. And this is a bad thing?
Granted, Countryside, Wooster and Fish lakes have had a few hundred crappie die, so let's get to the bottom of those. But why are fish biologists worried about bottom feeders that most anglers dislike.
Carp have been eradicated in several county lakes, Diamond Lake in Mundelein being one, and replaced by game fish. It's not like carp are the "canaries in the coal mines" here.
The Hound remembers attempts by several state DNRs to have anglers embrace carp as a fine game fish and excellent eating fish (watch that mud vein) if smoked or grilled after sitting overnight in a marinade.
Ever see carp served at a Friday night fish fry around here? Exactly. Slab crappie, now there's good eating.
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