fisherfanatic
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| 01 Oct 2010 03:27 PM |
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I was fishing about a month ago for Bluegill off a dock and I spotted a bright orange carp! I am assuming that somebody released it into the lake when it got to big for a home aquarium or pond. Since then I have spotted several others, including one Goldfish. I am wondering if anyone has seen or caught an "aquarium" fish in waters that you fish in. |
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bass or bass?
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| 01 Oct 2010 09:10 PM |
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Last month I saw a kid catch a goldfish that probably weighed about 2 or 3 pounds.
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fisherfanatic
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| 01 Oct 2010 10:33 PM |
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Posted By bass or bass? on 01 Oct 2010 10:10 PM
Last month I saw a kid catch a goldfish that probably weighed about 2 or 3 pounds.
Do you have any idea what he caught it on? |
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ryfish
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| 01 Aug 2011 07:29 PM |
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Caught this one a couple of weeks ago on corn under a slip float |
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bass or bass?
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| 01 Aug 2011 09:49 PM |
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A guy here in Arizona recently caught a plecostomus about 15 " long.
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AZAllen
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| 03 Aug 2011 08:50 PM |
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I used to see a number of KOI swimming with the schools of carp being fed at the Kathrines Landing Marina on Lake Mojave. I have seen big goldfish in Big Bear Lake and some others in SoCal., these were probobly the survivors of leftover illegal bait being dumped in the lake. |
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retired-psg
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| 06 Aug 2011 08:14 AM |
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Nope haven't seen any here in Wisconsin ,Yet!!!! but that doesn't mean someone hasn't turned some loose  |
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fisherfanatic
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| 15 Aug 2011 07:05 AM |
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Posted By ryfish on 01 Aug 2011 08:29 PM
Caught this one a couple of weeks ago on corn under a slip float
Wow! Have you ever caught any others? |
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ryfish
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| 18 Aug 2011 12:19 PM |
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this was the first one i caught but my brother caught an even bigger one a couple years back
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bpetersen
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| 30 Aug 2011 06:53 AM |
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Yep bad news. there could be several reasons why these Koi/goldfish or any other aquarium species are found in our waters. obviosly folks releasing them into the water is a big factor but also there is the possibility of fish escaping from a garden pond in a flood or being carried away by a predator and escaping such as some type of bird. even some areas that have outdoor tropical fish farms sometimes experience some escapees. I have seen goldfish and heard of people catching Pacu's(mistaked fora Pirahna) but never hear of anyone catching a plecostimus bass or bass.
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allen_hoffman
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| 15 Sep 2011 09:26 PM |
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Brian, the Plecostimus, is not a bass, or closely related to!! The Plecostumus is a sucker mouth fish from the Amazon region of South America. It is a algae eater, and Aquarium owners buy them to keep the algae off thier tank walls. There are over 250 species of Plecotimus, of which the Hypostimus is the largest. Reaching a age of 250 yrs., 25---28" in length! There are many fish farms in the south that have pond built, just for Plecotimus raiseing! With all the tornados and floods that them folks have had in the past few years, not surprised that some are being found in the wild!
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fisherfanatic
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| 19 Sep 2011 02:19 PM |
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Posted By bpetersen on 30 Aug 2011 07:53 AM
Yep bad news. there could be several reasons why these Koi/goldfish or any other aquarium species are found in our waters. obviosly folks releasing them into the water is a big factor but also there is the possibility of fish escaping from a garden pond in a flood or being carried away by a predator and escaping such as some type of bird. even some areas that have outdoor tropical fish farms sometimes experience some escapees. I have seen goldfish and heard of people catching Pacu's(mistaked fora Pirahna) but never hear of anyone catching a plecostimus bass or bass.
Brian
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