Carp

Some people argue that carp are the best fighting freshwater fish pound for
pound. While others may disagree, you can't argue the fact that carp are very
strong and provide some excellent fights. They will not jump like a bass or
salmon, however, they do make strong runs like a northern pike.

Carp fishing is extremely popular in Europe, however, it hasn't caught on completely in the United
States. It is gaining more popularity, but it still has a long way to go to match the popularity of Europe.
There are many fishermen that do enjoy fishing for carp, but the carp get a bad rap from bass fishermen
because they eat bass eggs. Carp can overpopulate a pond or small lake in a hurry because most
people don't keep carp and once they grow to 10 or inches, they don't have very many predators.

Carp don't feed in the same ways that most gamefish feed. They feed off of the bottom and they will eat
a variety of different baits from corn to worms. They are called garbage fish by most serious anglers.
Carp can tolerate very shallow and murky water that most other fish couldn't. This also helps lead to
overpopulating ponds and small lakes.