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Old 08-11-2022, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by shut the front door View Post
Probably wouldn't do you any good if they did. I live on a lake (named lake, not a retention pond) and the owners on the lake chipped in about 10 years ago and paid to have it stocked. Took the birds about 3 months to get all the good fish out. Now, only carp remain.
If you were going to just catch and release, be very careful of the gators. They will come from out of nowhere and grab that fish off of your line.
Carp are very durable. They can actually survive in mud. The, "good fish," your lake may not be suitable for them. Carp should naturally be black. People have bred the orange colored ones.
Most fish are camouflaged. You well have fish you don't see. Fishing tradition they are always where you are not.
Too many times you find a good fishing spot and you let it slip out and you are invaded. Nope no fish here.