Originally Posted By: esshup
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The problem with putting predator fish in the pond that can eat large common carp is that they don't listen very will when you tell them to eat only carp. If a bass that they can eat is nearby, and they are hungry, they will eat it.


Well said Scott!

IMO Although FHC and/or BC can grow to a size to eat 10 pound+ carp, I would worry they take over and as apex predator and eat the desired fish. IMO, the best you can do is stock appropriate predators to limit recruitment of the carp. By appropriate, I mean predators that frequent the same depth and area of the lake as the carp. For example, HSB are known to prefer open water so they will probably rarely encounter carp and would not be an effective carp predator.

Large carp would then need to be left to either die of old age or be removed by angling, shooting, etc.

Just my 1 cent...

Last edited by Bill D.; 05/10/17 08:59 PM.
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