How can I tell a grass carp from a native carp?
I'm curious, are there any clearly definable traits that distinguish a grass carp from other carp species?
Occassionally, I'll catch a carp
in a local lake that was stocked with some grass carp a few years back. Not knowing one carp from another, my 1st inclantation is to thow the fish out (treat it as an unwanted trash fish) but I'd hate to eliminate a desired species
so I usually return the carp to the water.
Thanks for the info.