Repairs made to northwest Iowa lake’s carp barrier

State officials are repairing an electric fish barrier in Lost Island Lake, which is near Ruthven in northwest Iowa. Mike Hawkins, a fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says the barrier is targeting a fish that’s considered a nuisance. “We’re using that one to prevent common carp, which were introduced into Iowa […]

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