Landowners with farm ponds look at various options to control weeds in the pond. Grass carp may offer biological control of some unwanted aquatic vegetation. Grass carp may be a good option for some, ...

The fishing tournament targeted a species seldom, if ever, the focus of such fishing contests: grass carp — aka white amur - a native of Asia and a voracious herbivore that can grow as large as 60 ...

May 26—The Great Lakes Fishery Commission's 66th annual meeting began Tuesday with an update on the latest efforts to control one of the oldest and most menacing of all invasive species: vampire-like ...

Today's Fishing Q&A is about the difference between spinning reels and baitcasting reels, what are good baits for grass carp, and how to fish in areas where there is a lot of debris. Question 1: So I ...

BATAVIA — Triploid Grass Carp are related to the leaping nuisance fish invading the Great Lakes, but they have a higher purpose. The carp, which along with other species are being sold by the Genesee ...

Our triploid grass carp must be happy. All the rain we had in December made lake levels rise, submerging stretches of grassy shoreline in shallow water. The carp, which eat only plant matter, have ...

Originally from eastern Asia, the grass carp has been making itself at home in the Great Lakes region. The invasive species has been breeding in tributaries on the west side of Lake Erie, and may be ...

Grass carp aren't supposed to be in the Willamette River...or any state water for that matter, without a permit anyway. But Melissa Cooper of Portland caught a monster the other day in the Willamette ...

When Lake Conroe began to be overrun with the harmful plant hydrilla, Texas officials had the answer — they brought in a bunch of grass carp to eat that stuff up. The carp performed admirably: The ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When a commercial fisherman pulled four grass carp out of the lower Sandusky River 10 years ago, biologists who monitor Lake Erie became suspicious. It was not unusual to find an ...