Pirhana caught in a MN river

[Recycling Works]

Vincennes Indiana. the DNR their asked if it was a crappie (they didnt believe us when we called them)

i got a friend whos a dnr guy, i think they pick, not stupid, but sheep like people, that job, this guy was a total follower, if you told him to tell people the sky was green he would, anyway, that one badass crappie, carefull gettin the hook out!

 

[Skoomakilla]

I let my oscar go in a lake in NJ . How warm do you think that is? Maybe 70

wow that is really irrisponsible................ wat do you think thats going to do to the enviorment a new fish coming in

 

[ewurm]

That is irresponsible. The lady next door to me keeps a Koi pond and lets them go into the lake before winter. I'm just waiting to see an orange carp swim up our stream to spawn.

 

[Princley]

I am almost 100% that , that could not be possible.. if you where there are saw the fish yourself while she was catching it then maybe .. but other wise there is no way for it to survive in water that cold.. min is about 72. and at that temp the fish becomes very very lethargic!

well it is and at the same time ur right it would not have lived much longer

 

[Princley]

That is irresponsible. The lady next door to me keeps a Koi pond and lets them go into the lake before winter. I'm just waiting to see an orange carp swim up our stream to spawn.

dude for real how that woman catch em back.... blocked off?
swimming????????/

if i was that KOI and on block off BY

 

[ewurm]

She doesn't, she releases them in a lake a mile wide and ten miles long. She just buys new ones every year. That's the problem. You never know if they might breed with local carp and establish themselves.

 

[ewurm]

Our lake is teeming with carp the way it is.

 

[mat_per]

I've seen pirahnas down to about 60F and up to about 95F, but that was only for short periods of time, prolonged life in those temps would result in death. It is possible that it was just released, and in search for food as temp decreases (to a certain point) to keep themselfs alive, bit a hook and got caught. Here in Iowa they have caught pacus in the lakes but that is rare.
As for releasing an oscar in NJ, yes that is irresponsible, but chances are that at the time they were releasing it, he had no idea of what he was doing.

 

[ewurm]

If it wasn't such a stupid small town newspaper I could post a link.

 

[ewurm]

Here's something similar.

http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050817/SPORTS/508170322/1006