Fish Camp Launch

Fish Camp Launch (HMWMA)

Location: McFarland, WI 53558 Dane County
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N 42° 59.004', W 89° 15.895'

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Carp Seining in the Yahara Lakes

Carp, introduced by European settlers, were stocked in Wisconsin waters as early as 1880. They thrived in shallow waters of rivers and lakes, reproduced rapidly and by 1900, anglers asked the state to begin a carp removal project. Permits and contracts were issued for this purpose.

In 1934, the WCD [Wisconsin Conservation Department] hired seining crews and established rough-fish camps. Fish Camp Launch was one of several removal facilities. Carp were harvested by seining and herded into holding pens. They were shipped live in tank trucks to stock ponds in other states or packed in ice and sent by rail to fresh fish markets in Chicago and New York. Carp was used for gefullte fish and as animal feed and fertilizer. Over 9,000 tons of rough fish were harvested at this fish camp during its years of operation.

The DNR [Department of Natural Resources] discontinued Yahara Lakes seining in 1969 because of declining carp markets and increasing operational costs.
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HM NumberHMWMA
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Dane County Historical Society series
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Marker Number39
Year Placed2003
Placed ByThe Dane County Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, October 11th, 2014 at 11:50pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 315337 N 4761460
Decimal Degrees42.98340000, -89.26491667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 59.004', W 89° 15.895'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 59' 0.24" N, 89° 15' 53.70" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3359 Co Rd, McFarland WI 53558, US
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