Holee carp Batman!

[oldjeda]

Out walking the dog this week and spotted something large moving underwater in the lake. My first sighting of a grass carp. With no exaggeration, it was probably over 3 feet long. I did a lot of fish surveys in a former life so I have some experience in fish ID and size estimating I had no idea they got that big though. My first thought was “I really want to catch one of these”.

Can we fish for these in Alberta? If so how and with what bait/tackle? I just turned 65 and am hoping to get back into fishing with my free seniors license but a lot has changed in Alberta since I last went fishing.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts or suggestions.