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Monday Morning Mystery 031411
Sorry if this is a tad gruesome, but it's not gratuitous. Severl dozen dead fish on the shores of Lake Appert this weekend, after the bad storm.
This guy was 28 inches long. Any thoughts on what kind of fish this is, and what killed it?
Answers tomorrow, perhaps.
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I would guess this
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/fishfact/carp.pdf
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I would guess this
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/fishfact/carp.pdf