Coon Rapids Dam

  • mfreeman451
    Posts: 543
    February 22, 2011 at 6:50 pm #1315846

    http://www.startribune.com/local/west/116666899.html

    Just read this, apparently they are trying to put in a fish barrier or whatever to stop “unwanted fish” from getting in the upper ms. If they’ve gotten that far what the hell is the point in stopping them from going further really? Also, AFAIK there is no lock at this place, what is the point in spending 17m on a dam where fish can’t even get up if they wanted?? One of the comments on the startrib article claims that they’ve seen “schools of asian carp” below the dam trying to get up.. Anyone believe that?

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    February 22, 2011 at 7:02 pm #940451

    Well, they can jump fairly high.

    On the East side, is there a steep ramp or does it have falling water (no turbines) where it would be impossible for them to get up?

    Grouse_Dog
    The Shores of Lake Harriet
    Posts: 2043
    February 22, 2011 at 7:04 pm #940454

    Can Anoka County pick up the tab for this one?

    Dog

    a1a
    Posts: 471
    February 22, 2011 at 7:28 pm #940460

    Quote:

    Can Anoka County pick up the tab for this one?

    Dog

    Nope! They have to buy the rest of us a Viking’s Stadium.

    I’m gonna go out on a limb here and venture to say the shore-fisherman will do a better job of keeping those fish from getting upstream than anything the DNR can come up with.

    Jesse Krook
    Y.M.H.
    Posts: 6403
    February 22, 2011 at 7:35 pm #940463

    Quote:

    Nope! They have to buy the rest of us a Viking’s Stadium.

    wouldn’t that be even a bigger waste of money

    a1a
    Posts: 471
    February 22, 2011 at 7:39 pm #940465

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Nope! They have to buy the rest of us a Viking’s Stadium.

    wouldn’t that be even a bigger waste of money

    Yeah, but as most team owners will tell you….IT AIN’T MY OWN MONEY!

    Now, back to the regularly scheduled program and talk of carp.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    February 22, 2011 at 7:45 pm #940469

    Quote:

    One of the comments on the startrib article claims that they’ve seen “schools of asian carp” below the dam trying to get up…

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    February 22, 2011 at 7:50 pm #940472

    Makes me feel better about the WI DNR and The Nature Conservancy pushing to spend $15M on your fish ladder at L&D #3 and #2 by 2025.

    Go Team!!

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    February 22, 2011 at 8:06 pm #940481

    Technically speaking, all carp are asian carp.

    But you know they could be for real. I mean, I once found baby flathead catfish swimming in the riffles on the west side.

    Czech
    Cottage Grove, MN
    Posts: 1574
    February 22, 2011 at 9:47 pm #940520

    Pug I heard baby flathead catfish are great deep fried. Was that BK I heard that just screamed?

    So the bighead I saw on pool two last year was not the result of too many beers?

    pdl
    Bayport/St. Croix/Otsego/Grand Rapids
    Posts: 450
    February 22, 2011 at 10:00 pm #940525

    Anybody ever wonder how fish get into farm ponds that have no inlet or outlet? Could it have something to do with ducks and other birds? Can you promounce the word “Hitchhikers”?

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    February 22, 2011 at 10:28 pm #940535

    See?! This is what happens when they don’t have Carpfest at the CRD for a couple years. I told em this would happen, but would they listen? Nooooooooo!

    Jaya
    Zimmerman, MN
    Posts: 174
    February 23, 2011 at 1:19 am #940585

    The dam has an overflow channel and there is a gate that is not very steep. Im sure fish could swim up.

    katmando
    Ramsey,MN pool 2, St.croix river
    Posts: 691
    February 23, 2011 at 6:11 am #940624

    i have seen massive schools of carp under the dam into the thousands all grouped up and i see em tryin to jump up but these are just regular carp not asian carp.
    not sayin it isnt possible theyre up there but i have never seen one with my own eyes and have fished there a good amount.

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