For those of you who share the fresh water environment, we are blessed to avoid the barnacles and other scourges that plague our salt water brethren. Instead of barnacles, those of us in fresh water see various versions of slime and other speed slowing growths. This slime and growths also serves as a smorgasbord for fresh water carp. As carp are a sucker fish, they feed by banging their sucker mouths on the hull. Even a small carp can sound like a 2 lb sledge hammer banging on the hull. While our carp do not generally find their way to boats at anchorages, they thrive in the shallower, calm and warmer waters in the marina. I have read that the ACOE has conducted various methods to keep Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes, I have been unable to find any discussions on techniques to deter the hordes of carp that invade our marinas.
There has been some suggestion that carp may dislike some colors of light, others that they don’t like moving water such as might be created by bubblers used in colder climates to prevent ice buildup at docks.
Thought I would poll the collective wisdom of the fresh water folks in this group to see if anyone has found the magic bullet for these evil creatures.
There has been some suggestion that carp may dislike some colors of light, others that they don’t like moving water such as might be created by bubblers used in colder climates to prevent ice buildup at docks.
Thought I would poll the collective wisdom of the fresh water folks in this group to see if anyone has found the magic bullet for these evil creatures.