Will northern pike in our 50 acre lake eat common carp? We have carp in a growing number for the last 4 or 5 years. How about waleye?
Yes, northern pike and walleye will eat common carp. Just about every does eat the little ones. The problem is common carp growth rates are extremely fast meaning that carp outgrow the mouth size of walleye within a year and NO within a couple years, unless you have some massive NP which won't happen for a number of years. Unlikely they will control common carp, but they would help. However, they'll also chow down on your YP and other fish you may not want them eating...
