A fish story with net results

By GAZETTE STAFF   Wednesday, March 26, 2008
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Rock River Harvest

View video of workers doing commercial fishing for buffalo and carp fish on the Rock River. Click to play

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John Heller of Edgerton pulls on a net in the Rock River by Janesville's Monterey Park.

John Heller of Edgerton pulls on a net in the Rock River by Janesville's Monterey Park.

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Curious spectators near Janesville's Monterey Park, get a close-up view of commercial fishing on the Rock River.

Curious spectators near Janesville's Monterey Park, get a close-up view of commercial fishing on the Rock River.

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Buffalo and carp fish from the Rock River that will be sold in New York City's Chinatown restaurants that were harvested by the Edgerton based Wisconsin Live Fish.

Buffalo and carp fish from the Rock River that will be sold in New York City's Chinatown restaurants that were harvested by the Edgerton based Wisconsin Live Fish.

John Heller, Edgerton, (pictured at lower left) working for Wisconsin Live Fish, pulls on the nets in the Rock River by Monterey Park to confine the buffalo and carp fish to a smaller area, left, before the crew can load the fish into their boats Monday.

The crew uses a net that’s about 3,000 feet long to capture the fish. After being weighed, the fish will be put into live wells and then shipped by truck to fresh fish markets in New York City.

Stoller Fisheries in Iowa also uses about 6 million pounds of carp per year for a variety of products.

The crews will be working on Lake Koshkonong after the ice is gone.







reader COMMENTS (6)
NVgrf
Mar 26, 2008 at 10:02 p.m.
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As a kid growing up in Beloit, I ate a lot of smoked carp. My uncle had a home built smoker. We used to catch them in the spring down below the Shirland Avenue bridge. Very tasty actually!

whatever536
Mar 26, 2008 at 8:15 p.m.
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I love it! Someone else's trash is another's treasure! Sell them all!!!

rooster
Mar 26, 2008 at 8:04 p.m.
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now i'm hungry. looking forward to friday fish frys.

RCGladiatorQB12
Mar 26, 2008 at 3:39 p.m.
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Supposedly they sell it to the Jewish in NY as Rock River Salmon, for one of their special holidays/traditions.

sfcm
Mar 26, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.
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I heard they call it "Rock County Caviar" in NY.

twerp13
Mar 26, 2008 at 10:16 a.m.
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Just think people in New York pay big bucks for the carp I wouldn't eat for free. Guess I am just not use to fancy gourmet meals LOL.

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