Ok i can recognise and name every fish that i see in the public lake i am allowed to fish in every once in a while... all except one that is. It is and usually between the 2-5# range sort of shaped like a freshwater drum but the two fins in the front go up instead of off from the fishes sides.... it may be an herbivore from the way its mouth looks but i'm not sure. Any guesses on the type of fish this?

thats not a lot to go on...buffalo, carp ??

white amur...

Tilapia maybe?

Might be that white amur i am going to look for tilapia pics right now... unless soemone has one.

Got to be that white Amur.

Any advice on catching them? Any good to eat?

If it's in a private lake it was likely purchased and stocked there for a reason. I would leave it alone unless the lake owner wants it messed with.

Oh he doesn't mind if i take anything out. So, it is a grass carp everyone agrees it looks like that pic above but i am sure the fins on the side(dunno what they are called) where not going out the side but more up like a 180 degree angle strange i have never seen that before.

there fins will look like that in the water if they are only 5-8lbs that are pretty young I would check with the owner...as law man suggested...they were probably stocked for weed control..

Its an old rock quarry not much vegitation just a giant hole in the ground full of fish, and he told me i can take anything i catch. Thanks for the ID on the fish though LoneStar

Maybe it was sky diving.

Invite us all out one or two at a time and we will know for sure by the third visit.!!!!!!!

Sure just wear your bullet proof vests though the old man that owns the property isnt very nice.

Wait...does this old man LET you fish it, or do you just happen to fish it now and then? Lol.

He used to kick me off but my magnificent charm (begging) eventually won him over. =)

maybee a mullet!! Ive seen them in fresh water before!

Grass carp

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/gcarp/

already been stated and they are actually White Amur and not a carp like the common carp

those are fun to catch. i caught some from a small lake fishin with worms they put a hell of a fight with long runs and even jump a couple of time

grenul or how ever you spell it

Nope not a grinnell

So now you are saying his "HAIR CUT" got him permission to fish here hahahahahah

So is the White Amur the same thing as a grass carp?I caught the state record private water grass carp a few years ago and looks just like that Amur.

Yes.

those grass carp are pretty expensive and you have to get a permit from the state to even have them so personally I would leave them in there. I used to manage private lakes and stocked them all over the state but it does take alot to get them. they are the reason you don't have weeds.

So how do you know it was the record if everyone keeps it "PRIVATE"

My best is 65.5 pounds from Whitney, so you have to beat that koko if you think you have a record.

Wow, 65 pounds on a rod and reel. Now that's an awesome feeling isn't it?

I said PRIVATE WATER STATE RECORD.Go to Texas parks and wildlife and look it up for yourself.

You may need to read alittle more careful before you go correcting people.

If you caught a 65 pound grass carp it would have been a new stae record.The current state record for PUBLIC waters is 53.5 pounds the fish I caught was 55 pounds but I caught it in a private lake.

lest you remember these are the recorded and registered fish caught . there are many many fish that get thrown back from people who dont care about records , dont happen to have a scale , etc etc

Yeah, and I caught a 24 pound bass.

Krappy Jig for the win i caught one of them and it is a mullet!