MAY 27-28, 2026 • VOL. 65 ISSUE 30
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Invasive carp trap installed at Rock Run Rookery Preserve The new trap is expected to increase carp removals from Rock Run Rookery, a key monitoring site in the effort to stop the fish’s upstream spread. A one-way trap has been installed in a channel that links the Forest Preserve District’s Rock Run Rookery Preserve lake to the Des Plaines River as part of the battle to keep invasive carp from reaching Lake Michigan. Invasive carp, commonly known as Asian carp, were first detected in the 84-acre former quarry in 2012. The state has contracted with commercial fishing companies to harvest and reduce carp densities in the lake since 2012 to reduce their numbers moving upstream. Last week, a one-way trap was installed as part of a pilot program to increase those harvest numbers. The trap will funnel fish toward 9-inch-by-36-inch passages. The passages consist of gateway “fingers” made of flexible plastic that allow fish to swim in only one direction — they can enter but can’t get out. The netting is also arranged so fish can’t jump over it.
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A new invasive carp trap at Rock Run Rookery Preserve in Joliet was installed recently as part of a pilot project. (Forest Preserve photo by Glenn P. Knoblock)
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