Does Fish and Game have plans to encourage bait fishing for carp? In Europe, carp are considered a game fish. My son and I go carp fishing out at Lake Lowell with corn and ultra-light gear. We have fun because carp put up such a good fight. I am aware of the issue with carp taking over the Snake and Lake Lowell but, it seems like such a waste of resources to thin out or eliminate carp from Idaho waters.
Answer:
We encourage fishing for carp whenever possible. Look at the liberal harvest rules and seasons we have on carp throughout Idaho. We've even posted recipies for preparing carp in various Department publications.
In the Sun Valley area, there are a group of avid carp anglers that refer to carp fishing in the Mid-Snake River area as, "poor-man's bone fish fishing." You usually find them in the Jerome/Twin Falls area fishing every weekend in the winter.
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Saturday, August 30, 2014 - 4:02 PM MDT