MARYLAND HEIGHTS聽鈥 Any fisherman can tell you about the big one that got away. But perhaps tens of thousands will get away at Creve Coeur Lake, where state and federal officials are wrapping up an attempt to corral tons of invasive carp 鈥 without hauling a single one ashore.
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A carp jumps out of the water next to a large net spanning Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The fish try to leap over the net, making聽them difficult to control and capture.
A sign with an 鈥榠nvasive species alert鈥 warns kayakers, fishers and pedestrians of the carp fish that inhabits the water in large quantities at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The United States Geological Survey aims to understand their behavior so they can be easily isolated, captured and collected in the future.
Fish biologists with the United States Geological Survey collect nets from Creve Coeur Lake on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Maryland Heights. The nets were used in an attempt to isolate and collect invasive carp fish from the lake but largely came up empty.
Several signs and warnings are posted near a boat ramp informing kayakers, fishers and boaters of the large nets used to isolate and collect invasive carp fish at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
Michele Zalmanoff, of St. Charles, prepares to launch her kayak off a boat ramp at Creve Coeur Lake as fish biologists with the United States Geological Survey pulls up a large net in Maryland Heights, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. 鈥淚鈥檝e been kayaking here for years and I see dead fish all of the time, it hit me in the shoulder once because they jump,鈥 Zalmanoff said.
From left, Jesse Fischer, research fish biologist, Joe Deters and Adam McFall, both fish biologists, pull a large net into a crate at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The netting was used in an attempt to isolate and group together invasive carp fish at the lake, but were taken out.
Jesse Fischer, research fish biologist, removes a fish lure from a large net used to isolate invasive carp fish at Creve Coeur Lake in Maryland Heights, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. With the United States Geological Survey, Fischer and his team aim to understand the fish鈥檚 behavior while also removing them from the lake.
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