If you catch a Black Carp call your wildlife and fish agent. They can be worth big bucks.
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If you catch a Black Carp call your wildlife and fish agent. They can be worth big bucks.
‘Splain Lucy!!!
Do tell us about it.
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Been six years since I have caught a carp. Even then he was fouled hooked and fought like the dickens. Find away to get a live alligator gar to Japan you will be a wealthy man/women.
There is a $100 bounty on each Black Carp caught & surrendered to the DNR or F&W departments of some states.
I believe there's a limit of 10 per month that can be turned in to the KDFWR, but not sure about other states having such a limit.
I need to break out some gillnets. :fish
Are these euro carp, or the asian?Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
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Here's what I found, JW ...Quote:
Originally Posted by J White
The black carp or Chinese black roach is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish and the sole extant species of the genus Mylopharyngodon. It is native to lakes and rivers in East Asia, ranging from the Amur Basin across China to Vietnam.
Black carp were imported into the U.S. in the early 1970s, likely in conjunction with the importation of other invasive carp species. Black carp grow to relatively large sizes and live longer than other species of invasive carp.
Why is the black carp invasive?
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Black carp compete for food with native species, including other fish, turtles, birds (including waterfowl), and mammals (raccoons, otters, and muskrats). In addition, black carp are carriers of many parasites and diseases, which can be transmitted to native species.
Native To
Asia (NAS Database)
Date of U.S. Introduction
Early 1970s (NAS Database)
Means of Introduction
First introduced as a "contaminant" in imported grass carp stocks; later introduced as a food fish and biological control agent (NAS Database)
Impact
Presumed to "negatively impact native aquatic communities by feeding on, and reducing, populations of native mussels and snails, many of which are considered endangered or threatened" (NAS Database)
Not sure but ....looks like what we call grass carp ...?
Indeed they are quite similar in appearance, with only subtle differences.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ketchn
Mr. Google says :
The black carp's head is generally narrower, more cone-shaped, whereas the grass carp's tends to be rounder, blunter. However, the difference can be subtle. The upper lip of a grass carp is visible from above but that of a black carp is generally not when the mouth is fully closed.
Yep, just darker in color.
Asian and black carp were brought here to control what our native fish don't eat in fish farms. There's a lot of farms along the MS river and it's tributaries. A lot of these farms have flooded over the years with run off into the rivers. Don't think your state has a hand in it? There are websites that show every fish farm in your state. There are websites that show every flood in your state. Just have to map them together.
Black carp eat a lot of snails and mussels. They both help clean our waters. We can't keep snails and mussels in MS. Some states have a limit you can keep.