Carp question

[NJ219bands]

I caught and gave away 238 carp this year to the Ukrainian National Home. People from other countries like to eat carp.

[briansnat]

I was driving through Newark once, not far from the Passaic and saw a guy on a street corner trying to sell two huge carp that he apparently caught. Either that or he was so proud of them he standing on the corner holding them up for everyone to see.

I wouldn't eat anything that came out of the lower Passaic. I have no idea if he had any takers, but some ethnic groups will eat anything. I've seen people crabbing in the Arthur Kill.

[Delawareriver]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

Well carp are not an invasive species first off... Before that stupid rumor starts spreading.

I've never tried carp but I know people eat them. I know I can make bluefish and you'll think it's crab meat yet plenty of people still won't keep them to eat haha. I'm sure with the right method carp tastes good, although I don't think I'd eat them from most places around here!

Maybe there are too many of them in certain places but they have their place in the ecosystem for sure you can research that and educate yourself.

Nothing wrong with keeping a small one to cut up for pike bait, I'm sure it would work.

This whack job guy once told me to kill every carp I caught in lake Hopatcong..then he went on to say "and kill any muskie you catch in there too, knee deep club says there are too many in there". Yeah...beware what people tell you, there are some real special people out there.

Actually carp are definitely invasive. Doesn't matter they were brought over 200 years ago as food fish, they have spread to every watershed in the country. Just because a guy thought it was a good idea 200 years ago doesn't make it right, good for the environment, or any less of an invasive fish. The carps destructive nature has been well documented in hundreds of scientific studies and most of us have witnessed it first hand. Obviously smaller shallower water bodies are easier affected by carp yet studies have shown even large lakes and can fall into a vicious cycle

And yes carp fillets make good channel catfish bait but they are a pain to fillet with their big bones.

[Delawareriver]

http://fox13now.com/2015/02/12/offic...ancial-return/

[Chrisper4694]

i'm going by nj fish and wildlife...introduced just like almost every other fish we have except perch and bass, not sure what else to tell you. if they were a problem then they'd be on the kill list, not the sport fish list. they eat plenty of stuff you don't want in the water as well and part of the ecosystem. are there too many of them in certain places, yes...but to argue for their extinction is beyond wrong.