{"id":5421,"date":"2026-03-15T15:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=5421"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:43:05","slug":"carp-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/?page_id=5421","title":{"rendered":"Carp Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Briggs Lake Chain Association (BLCA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carp Management Study \u2013 Fall 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Useful Links<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carpsolutionsmn.com\/abundance-estimates#:~:text=See%20it%20in,00%3A46\">Video link of electrofishing by Carp solutions<\/a>&nbsp; (Scroll to the bottom page)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dyxFjh4LW0o\">Video Link of Box Netting<\/a> by Carp Solutions <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/wJcq9pU7vCA?si=6g4rbEmVhuZKnW3b\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/wJcq9pU7vCA?si=6g4rbEmVhuZKnW3b\">Box Netting on Lake Julia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carp Fishing on the Briggs Chain of Lakes<br><\/strong>Please respect the privacy of lakeshore residents when fishing for carp. Keep lights pointed toward the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you catch a carp with a PIT tag, please email the BLCA board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Boat Electrofishing Summary<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BLCA_Carp_Study_Fall_2025_Report-1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/briggslakechainassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BLCA_Carp_Study_Fall_2025_Report-1.pdf\">see report <\/a> &lt;&lt;click here)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During late summer and early fall 2025, three electrofishing surveys were conducted across the Briggs Chain of Lakes. Each survey consisted of one transect per lake (nine total transects), each lasting approximately 20 minutes. A pulsed DC electric current stunned fish temporarily, allowing carp to be collected using dip nets. Collected carp were measured, had their left pelvic fin clipped, and were inserted with a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag before release. Tagged carp will assist with future box net removal and spring migration tracking in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Briggs<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Julia<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Rush<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Time (min)<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>CPUE<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Pop. Estimate<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Biomass (kg\/ha)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">8\/27<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">60<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6.9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10,412<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">152.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">9\/3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">61<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18,414<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">250.7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">9\/23<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">19<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">66<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17.3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24,576<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">381.1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Average<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">63<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">12.5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">18,002<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">264.8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Box Netting Summary \u2013 9\/17\/2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lake<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Captured<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tagged &amp; Released<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Removed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Briggs<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">101<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49 New + 1 Existing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Julia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">123<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">70<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rush<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">252<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">148<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">104<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Box Netting Summary \u2013 10\/10\/2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lake<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Captured<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tagged &amp; Released<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Removed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Briggs<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">105<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10 New + 8 Existing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">87<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Julia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0 New + 3 Existing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rush<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">44<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0 New + 4 Existing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">169<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">25<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">144<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total PIT Tags per Lake \u2013 End of 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Method<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Julia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Briggs<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rush<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Electrofishing<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Box Netting 9\/17\/25<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">70<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">28<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Box Netting 10\/10\/25<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Total<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">98<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">61<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">37<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carp Aging (Preliminary \u2013 Briggs Only)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Age (Years)<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Briggs (40 Sampled)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">30\u201350<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">24 \/ 40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20\u201330<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10 \/ 40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10\u201320<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4 \/ 40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">0\u201310<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">2 \/ 40<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Full Carp Management Report \u2013 Fall 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Briggs Lake Chain Association (BLCA) Carp Management Study \u2013 Fall 2025 Useful Links Carp Fishing on the Briggs Chain of LakesPlease respect the privacy of lakeshore residents when fishing for carp. 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