Hello All. I have missed this forum & I am glad to be back.
I have one fish ID picture. It seems to be a shiner, which I think is good
for my small pond. The second pic is a carp - just thought the site needed one more carp pic.
I was angling for baitfish (BG) and this carp (about 12") took the bait - had no idea they were in the pond. The pond was first stocked with CC and BG. Last spring some LMB were added (though some were already in the pond) and some FHM, which are all gone.
The pond is now about 4 years old, created from new & filled by runoff from pasture - NOT other
ponds/streams/creeks/rivers/etc. So it was surprising to find this guy. I remember as a youngster
that carp are 'trash-fish', and I was a bit worried to see him. After some looking around it seems like
he might not be too bad of a thing for the small pond (1-1/2 ac). Any ID's and opinions on the carp?
Thanks yall.
