Pond Boss Forums MANAGING AN EXISTING POND Corrective stocking common carp

I think I will also add this image from this link that shows how quickly carp grow, which helps explain how they outgrow gape so quickly... Keep in mind this image is from southern Minnesota, so growth rate and spawn will need adjusted accordingly. With that being said, it appears to me as though nearly all carp fry would be outside the gape of predator fish by August or September of their first year.

https://www.wrc.umn.edu/sites/wrc.umn.edu/files/sorensen_keynote_wed_lab_carp_politics.pdf