Yeah, why does everyone misunderstand the point of the original post?

So many waters are so far gone that the only fish that can thrive in
them anymore are carp. Carp aren't causing the damage, they are
*surviving* the damage. Learn how to fish for them now, because before
you know it, they're gonna be all that's left.

In my own home region, people keep speculating that the reason alewives
are not coming up the rivers from the ocean to spawn is that carp are
eating their eggs. It's not 150 years of garbage we poured into the
rivers that's killing the alewives, it's the carp. Sure.

My point is that the issue of carp seems to be the only time fishermen
(and women) get all 'ecological.' Fishermen should be fighting for
environmental protection every day. If you fish and you don't care
about the environment, you should be fishing for carp.

ps--where my wife's family comes from in Europe, carp are not native
(they're native to Asia) but I've caught carp and trout in the same
river there. Nobody's afraid that the trout fishery will be destroyed
by carp. But then, carp stocks are pretty low because think that
catch-and-release carp fishing is absolutely crazy. They love to eat
carp so much they have it for dinner on Christmas eve.



David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Bob La Londe"

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| "I.Epstein" wrote in message
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That's some reading comprehension you got there.


| Instead of reviling the carp, lets restore the waterways, and the native
| populations.
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| (Yes I know bass aren't native to Arizona, but trout are.)
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| Bob La Londe
| http://www.YumaBassMan.com
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Some fish have been have been stocked in waters w/o detrimental effects. Example ate
American Shad and Striped Bass.

Striped Bass were taken off my beach here in NJ and brought to California and have had no
problems with competion with native species and are a good sport fish now on the Left Coast.

The American Shad was taken from NY's Hudson River and also brought to Califonia. They too
have had no problems with competion with native species and are a good sport fish now on the
Left Coast.

Other fish on the otherhand are a BIG problem in the US For example the Jumping Carp and
the Snakefish.