Sooooooooooooooooo, Carp eh?

[Crankbait]

So word has it a private pond in Calgary has the carp problem now. the question is who are the people responsible for moving them about or are they originally from a first source? I'll update on what is going to be done in the pond later, but it's not good and might close a nice fishery.

[burbotman]

So word has it a private pond in Calgary has the carp problem now. the question is who are the people responsible for moving them about or are they originally from a first source? I'll update on what is going to be done in the pond later, but it's not good and might close a nice fishery.

Be interesting to hear which pond it is. arbour lake has carp, but by design. Grass carp

[Crankbait]

Be interesting to hear which pond it is. arbour lake has carp, but by design. Grass carp

not by design.

[BeeGuy]

Prussian Carp?

[Crankbait]

Prussian Carp?

whatever carp are 20 inches.

[burbotman]

whatever carp are 20 inches.

Arbour lake does have grass carp by design. You are referring to a different water body correct?

[Crankbait]

Arbour lake does have grass carp by design. You are referring to a different water body correct?

correct.

[silverdoctor]

Guess it's safe to assume the bucket brigade is out in full force again. Is this supposed to be a guessing game?

[Red Bullets]

Recently someone mentioned that different cultures and reasons could be responsible. A few cultures release fish as part of their marriage ceremonies or other important events.

[Crankbait]

Is this supposed to be a guessing game?

no not a guessing game. in time it will be shared.

at first like dago, I was sort of skeptical, but now I'm rather sour on the bucket brigade.

[Andrew_Arsenault]

I caught one in Dewitt's last week. It was around 12 inches long

[Crankbait]

I caught one in Dewitt's last week. It was around 12 inches long

are they supposed to be in dewitts?

[Icatchfish]

are they supposed to be in dewitts?

Seriously? Please tell me you killed it and threw it away

[Crankbait]

Seriously? Please tell me you killed it and threw it away

I don't fish dewitts. do they have a grass carp program?

so now we are at 2 ponds, the bow river, rosebud creek, where else.

how many marriages and the releasing of carp for good luck take place at select convenient dug outs?

[Andrew_Arsenault]

Killed and tossed it. No grass carp in there that I have seen.

[silverdoctor]

Seems stocking of triploid carp may not be uncommon... From 2010.

http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex3446

[Double-Eh]

Soooo first idiot question(s) of an otherwise good thread.

I take it Prussians are inedible?

Also, this grass carp program, is it beneficial? Are they edible? Or somehow positive toward fisheries unlike Prussians?

[walking buffalo]

Soooo first idiot question(s) of an otherwise good thread.

I take it Prussians are inedible?

Also, this grass carp program, is it beneficial? Are they edible? Or somehow positive toward fisheries unlike Prussians?


Prussian Carp are edible. They are not desired as they are an invasive species that will effect native fish populations.

Grass carp are edible as well and potentially beneficial in terms of aquatic plant control, and only if they are triploids (infertile).

[The O-Fish-al Fisherman]

I think I know which pond this is...

[fish99]

my6 cousin paid big money to buy grass carp for his trout pond, they are supposed to keep the weeds down. they can not reproduce