2/29/2024 0 Comments Fishing planet texas carp![]() ![]() He says what was once a trophy fishery is now a lake fisherman avoid. Gordon rarely fishes on Lake Austin these days. “I saw bass that were so stressed and skinny, I’ve never seen that in this lake. “The fishing has gone from really good to really bad,” said Don Gordon, a fishing guide and sponsored tournament fisherman. ![]() A year later, not much had changed, hurting the lake’s ecosystem. A 2014 study revealed there was no underwater plant life in the lake. While the carp did it’s job removing the hydrilla, it also decimated the underwater vegetation. They say it can damage the lake’s primary purposes, like flood control, water supply and hydropower generation. Wildlife officials say hydrilla grows very quickly and can out-compete native plants. Texas Parks and Wildlife granted the city of Austin permission to put grass carp into the lake, a sterile fish they believed would combat the record growth of the invasive hydrilla plant. AUSTIN (KXAN) - The effort to remove an invasive plant from Lake Austin years ago, created an entirely new problem for the city. ![]()
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