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Tiger 
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,4:38 pm |
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We are having Northern fillets on the grill tonight. Can't wait! 
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MADDOG
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,5:35 pm |
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The DNR recommended to the county that they turn off the areators in Albert Lea Lake today. Even the watershed board wanted that. They need to get as comlete of a winter kill as possible before deciding what next to do such as poisoning the lake or adding more areators. The DNR has told the county they will agressively restock the lake in the spring, but the city/county needs to decide what needs to be done so this hopefully doesn't happen again. I believe they said with 2,000,000 walleye fingerlings.
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Actually my wife is especially happy when my google check arrives each month. Thanks to douchbags like you, I get paid just for getting you worked up. -Liberal
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minnow
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,6:20 pm |
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Grilled fillets are aweful....  Use a little clean oil in a thick non-stick pan and don't forget the Kraft tarter sauce!
I've been living on Paul Newman sauce lately...mmmm...It's about half Hy-Vee's price at Wallices World! Hehe...Thanks Walmart! 
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Liberal
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,6:35 pm |
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Thanks to Commissioner Belshan that company that harvests the carp out of Albert Lea lake during the summer showed up this morning with their gear and started collecting the carp. They'll be here taking the live fish and the dead ones until the 29th when the liberalized fishing rules end.
I talked to commissioner Belshan last friday and relayed that suggestion to him from the smartest guy in the county(my dad) and commissioner Belshan jumped right on it and got everyone going last friday. And thanks to him we may all be able to enjoy the outdoors this summer without the smell of rotting carp.
That's exactly how local govt. should work and the rest of those jerks should learn from the example Belshan sets. He didn't have to make those calls, he could have just stood around at the dam looking like a slack jawed moron with the rest of them or worse he could have given us lip service about how St. Paul will save us from this happening again this session when we get funding for the magic water producing dam.(I wonder why we didn't try to get that magic dam funded last session before every fish in our lake was dead.)
Also the DNR has recommended that we shut off the aerators and try to kill the whole lake and they will stock aggressively in the spring with something like 6-7 million walleye fingerlings (about 2500 per acre?) and some catchable fish. It seems the DNR dropped the ball on this and they know it, there was an emergency request for an aerator submitted some time last year and it's just sitting on someones desk right now. So they know this is a disaster that they could have avoided.
Don Sorenson was also at the county commisioner meeting today asking them to consider a really good idea. He suggested taking the dams out of Fountain lake and Albert Lea lake and just flushing the entire watershed down to Iowa(just like one big toilet)
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Ole1kanobe
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,6:36 pm |
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And here I always thought fish were food, not friends! lol!
Iowegian, where do you think all of that sewage went after it flowed down stream? Straight down the Shellrock into Iowa.
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Madd Max
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,8:02 pm |
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| Quote (Liberal @ Feb. 17 2004,6:35:pm) | Thanks to Commissioner Belshan that company that harvests the carp out of Albert Lea lake during the summer showed up this morning with their gear and started collecting the carp. I
St. Paul will save us from this happening again this session when we get funding for the magic water producing dam.(I wonder why we didn't try to get that magic dam funded last session before every fish in our lake was dead.) |
I for one would like to say
Good Job Dan B
Does anyone know the Bill number in the House or Senate for the bill for a new dam to be built , If so I for one would like to track that Bill. If there is a bill? If their isn't then I would say that anyone that cares and wants a new dam put in had better write and e-mail Rep. Dan Dorman and Sen. Dan Sparks telling them that we as voters in their district want a bill brought to the House and Senate floor for funding to replace the Dam on Albert Lea Lake. If they won't write a bill then they will have to answer to us when up for re-election
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MrTarzan
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,8:35 pm |
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Dan and Dan for the Dam 
I agree that Dan Belshan gets kudos for his quick action getting the commercial guys out here.
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danbelshan
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,9:57 pm |
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I don't deserve the credit for the commercial carp conveyor. After hearing Liberal's dad's idea I called Environmental Services and left the message for Andy Henschel, who lined up the people who are getting rid of the fish. Andy's our county water guy, and has really been on top of this whole fishy situation. He's from Emmons--small town guy with a great work ethic--if you see him give him a pat on the back!
He'll be on KATE radio tomorrow (1pm?) with Randy Tuchtenhagen--the Randy and Andy Show--talking about the situation.
Aeration fact and spin:
SPIN: There isn't enough oxygen in the water and the fish would have died anyway.
FACT: The DNR has told us the water has good oxygen near the aerators.
SPIN: The county board didn't put enough aerators in.
FACT: The Sportsmens Club and Lake Committee originally asked for 5 aerators for the Lake, and the county board supported that. The DNR only allowed the county to put in 2.
We wanted to put one in the deep channel where the fish congregate. The DNR said no. So one aerator was in about 5 feet of water which turned into 3 feet of ice and 2 of water.
SPIN: Don't blame the DNR, we can't point fingers, we must get along.
FACT: Somebody dropped the ball, and it wasn't the locals.
Opinions: Liberal's dad had a good idea, and when relayed to county staff they did a good job.
My dad used to say, "Too much education without real world experience makes people lose their common sense."
After this week I agree--too much schooling causes problems for fish and the DNR.
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Ole1kanobe
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,11:10 pm |
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Too much schooling also pisses off local fisherman for the next few years.
Even though the DNR says it is going to 'aggressively' restock the lake in the spring, you can't think that they can make up for all of the fish that either have been taken or died. Fishing isn't going to be the same in this lake for years.
Not having good local fishing sucks, road trip time! 
On the other hand, we are getting rid of a boat load of carp. At least this isn't a total loss.
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Some of what is said here (myself included) is about as tolerable as listening to someone vacuum a cat.
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MrTarzan
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2004,11:17 pm |
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Nice to get rid of the loads of carp, now let's try to get rid of the loads of crap around here too
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