RE: NANFA-L-- Arkansas Convention

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Mark -

...one of those weird carp species that has the large

mouth and the eye way down low on the head (grass or bighead I'm thinking)

It was most likely a bighead. Yep - they are pretty strange-looking. One
of my colleagues here-in-UNL makes fish head soup with them. In former days
when I worked for NE G&P, we would get HUGE bigheads in our backwater frame
nets. Fortunately, they don't seem to have gotten above Gavins Point yet
(at least not to my knowledge).

Mysteryman -

Yankton..isn't that where an alleged pirahna was caught several days ago?

has that been confirmed, or was it just another Pacu? If I recall

correctly, the size of the fish was mighty big for a non-pacu.

I saw one pic and it doesn't look nearly as large as reported. I'm sure
it's a piranha. We have a few in our lab that are as big as the one in the
pic. It's created a minor buzz among the local fishing community. And now
for your entertainment, here's a post from one of the local (NE) fishing
lists:

"To whoever is releasing piranha into public waters: could you add some
peacock bass as well. I can't afford the trip to South America."

Mike

Michael L. Bessert

University of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE 68588-0118

Michael L. Bessert

324 Manter Hall

School of Biological Sciences

University of Nebraska

Lincoln, NE 68588-0118

ph. 402-472-3999

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From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org [owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org] On Behalf Of
Mysteryman
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Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Arkansas Convention

Mark Otnes wrote:

> I stopped-in-Gavin's Point Dam on the Missouri River just west of

> Yankton, South Dakota and saw four dead paddlefish there. There was

> also a dead freshwater drum and I one of those weird carp species that

> has the large mouth and the eye way down low on the head (grass or

> bighead I'm thinking).

Yankton..isn't that where an alleged pirahna was caught several days ago?

has that been confirmed, or was it just another Pacu? If I recall

correctly, the size of the fish was mighty big for a non-pacu.

4 dead paddlefish..bummer.

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...one of those weird carp species =
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It was most likely a bighead.  Yep - they are pretty
strange-looking.  One of my colleagues here-in-UNL makes fish head =
soup
with them.  In former days when I worked for NE G&P, we would =
get HUGE
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don’t seem
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knowledge).<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Mysteryman -<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Yankton..isn't that where an =
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has that been confirmed, or was it =
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another Pacu? If I recall <o:p></o:p>

correctly, the size of the fish =
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I saw one pic and it doesn’t look nearly as large as
reported.  I’m sure it’s a piranha.  We have a few =
in our
lab that are as big as the one in the pic.  It’s created a =
minor
buzz among the local fishing community.  And now for your =
entertainment,
here’s a post from one of the local (NE) fishing =
lists:<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

“To =
whoever is
releasing piranha into public waters: could you add some peacock bass as =
well.
I can't afford the trip to <st1:place w:st=3D"on">South =
America</st1:place>.”<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Mike<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Michael L. Bessert<o:p></o:p>

<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
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of <st1:PlaceName =
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<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Lincoln</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st=3D"on">NE</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode =
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<o:p> </o:p>

Michael L. Bessert<o:p></o:p>

324 Manter Hall<o:p></o:p>

<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">School</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Biological</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> =
Sciences<o:p></o:p>

ph. 402-472-3999<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

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From: owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org [owner-nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org] On Behalf =
Of Mysteryman 
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:01 PM 
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Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- <st1:State w:st=3D"on"><st1:place =
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Convention

<o:p> </o:p>

Mark Otnes wrote:<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

><o:p> </o:p>

> I stopped-in-Gavin's Point Dam on the <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Missouri
River</st1:place> just west of <o:p></o:p>

> <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Yankton</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st=3D"on">South Dakota</st1:State></st1:place> and saw four dead =
paddlefish
there.  There was <o:p></o:p>

> also a dead freshwater drum and I one of those weird carp =
species
that <o:p></o:p>

> has the large mouth and the eye way down low on the head =
(grass or
<o:p></o:p>

> bighead I'm thinking).<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Yankton..isn't that where an alleged pirahna was caught several =
days
ago?<o:p></o:p>

has that been confirmed, or was it just another Pacu? If I =
recall <o:p></o:p>

correctly, the size of the fish was mighty big for a =
non-pacu.<o:p></o:p>

4 dead paddlefish..bummer.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

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