NEW CARP REGULATIONS

[MoCarp]

For the 1st time in US history a state wide limit has been passed to conserve and protect common carp stocks, including formation of designated trophy trout waters.

Connecticut Fish & Wildlife have just announced the following new regulations for the creation of trophy carp waters and limits on the taking of carp from all other state waters. 

COMMON CARP
There is now a creel limit of 5 common carp per day, with no more than 1 fish greater than 30 inches in length, except in Trophy Carp Waters.

TROPHY CARP WATERS
Batterson Park Pond, Connecticut River (including the portions of tributaries open year-round), Squantz Pond and West Thompson Reservoir are designated as Trophy Carp Waters with a one carp per day creel limit and a 26 inch maximum length for Common Carp.

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Iain Sorrel. Carp Anglers Group President; This is a true milestone & recognition for the work that the Carp Anglers Group has been doing behind the scenes over many years. 

we have several waters in the Ozark's that rival these waters back east, one day I hope we will see some of our waters protected.

 

[MOPanfisher]

Thank Heavens, I was worried about the carp populations.

[Smalliebigs]

seriously I can show you some Ozark waterways that hold monster Carp.....some in the Ozarks and crystal clear .....some right here by house in St.Louis County that are not so clean.

some of the small tributaries where they meet the Mississippi, Missouri and Meramec are nuts ....unfortunately for me Carp are same as Trout to me.....worthless and invasive. The fact that we blow lots of money to stock the GreenSnakes is very hard for me to stomach. 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

All my years of fishing i have never seen anyone with a stringer full of carp. It think the population is gonna be fine

[MoCarp]

I have some friends that fish up that way Smalliebigs  and do pretty well

but those listed waters are exceptional, fish run huge in those listed CT waters... the conn river fish can avg well over 20# with a real crack at a 40#+ 

I'd love to post some big fish waters here, if I did they wouldn't be long....

 

but when we do this is what happens

 

[BilletHead]

1 hour ago, Smalliebigs said:

seriously I can show you some Ozark waterways that hold monster Carp.....some in the Ozarks and crystal clear .....some right here by house in St.Louis County that are not so clean.

some of the small tributaries where they meet the Mississippi, Missouri and Meramec are nuts ....unfortunately for me Carp are same as Trout to me.....worthless and invasive. The fact that we blow lots of money to stock the GreenSnakes is very hard for me to stomach. 

          Smalliebigs,

  Can you tell me where they are invasive and compete with your smallmouth in this state? Thanks,

  BilletHead

[MoCarp]

4 hours ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

All my years of fishing i have never seen anyone with a stringer full of carp. It think the population is gonna be fine

just have to look closer,   try a dumpster by most boat ramps on a early morning, don't have to get in just follow the smell

[MoCarp]

4 hours ago, Smalliebigs said:

The fact that we blow lots of money to stock the GreenSnakes is very hard for me to stomach. 

???? they have stocked green snakes?

[Deadstream]

13 minutes ago, MoCarp said:

just have to look closer,   try a dumpster by most boat ramps on a early morning

Bullcarp!!!    You tube pictures again?   

[MoCarp]

2 hours ago, Deadstream said:

Bullcarp!!!    You tube pictures again?   

I can document hundreds of thousands of pound of carp and buffalo harvested by stabbing methods, just the Bfing events held in Missouri lakes alone, Two Bfing events one in Michigan and the other in California boast record weights over 250k pounds of fish dumpster in ONE weekend, some carp flyfishing guides have complained below are some news links, if Bfing can crash numbers in something as large as lake Michigan 

 

http://greatlakesecho.org/2017/08/09/anglers-target-bowfishermen-for-carp-decrease/

http://news.jrn.msu.edu/2017/08/anglers-target-bowfishermen-for-carp-decrease/