Grass Carp at Dunnville

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(09-29-2013 07:04 AM)OldTimer Wrote:  

(09-28-2013 09:26 PM)MuskieBait Wrote:  Bring it on!

Common Carp was all doom and gloom...now it is huge recreational fishery...especially on the St. Lawrence and in Hamilton. I don't hear people grumbling anymore. How many carp reports are here on OSF?

That shows how much our local fisheries have degenerated.

Why do many people go on fly-in trips or travel afar to fish (or dream of doing such) if it's so great here?

No matter how much lipstick ya put on the pig........ it's still a pig.

Luckily - we all adapt and make the best of what's available..... and possible. I enjoy my current outings.......... but do recall a better time.

Cheers,

OldTimer

Carp aren't the reason the fisheries have degenerated. Bad stocking programs, fishing pressure and urbanization are the real causes.

Carp have been in North America for almost 200 years. They provide a lot of eggs for bass and other species that greatly offsets the number of eggs carp might eat. And don't forget, they were brought here just like brown trout, cause they were considered a food staple and sport fish at one time.

The reasons I see for people targeting carp recently are 2-fold:

1) Better education surrounding carp.
2) Ppl want to experience a big fish in an urban area.

Things evolve. Ecosystems do not stay static. Some of the species we like now are going to die off and be replaced by species that thrive in new conditions.