In Wisconsin, Bush tells us, carp were once raised at the Nevin Hatchery in Fitchburg. They were distributed throughout the state. It took 30 more years, Bush notes, for the state to actively attempt to control and manage the species. They are still at it. What carp do, mainly, is destroy the habitat of game fish as they root up vegetation.
Waters become choked with silt, oxygen levels fall and algae blooms.
And they are tough. You can't kill 'em with a club. Wisconsin has tried everything but carp continue to prosper, for the most part. Now I understand as well as anyone the downside of carp. But, in truth, I'm not as turned off by them as most.