Does anyone know of a place that one could buy live baby Common Carp? like 4"-5"?? Is there like a place that sells them to stock ponds or things like that?

Thanks,
GG

highly unlikely since they are not a desirable pond species. you'd be better off stocking a pond with koi. If it is public waters then you MUST get a permit from TPWD

i think tilapia would be a better option. you might ask Fatty(moderator). I think he purchased some tilapia to help keep his pond in check.

go get some koi there alot more pretty

lol, he isn't trying to keep a pond clean, he is thinking about catching his first carp ever or add them to that carpless caney creek

get some black saltys, they are better bait (and a tff sponser)

there used to be a time most bait shops sold "israeli carp" as bait fish hence some of the mirror carp around here

I'm going to put them in my stock tank. I had some koi in there a while back, but I gave them away so I could get natural species.
I did Gar, but I'd rather have true Common Carp.

GG

I'd go back to koi. Get a few mirrors and a butterfly and quit switching it up. I have seen the size of your stock tank and it couldn't support much more than a couple adult koi anyways without some major filtration. 7 koi, 5 shubunkins and a few fantails or one oranda for a 1000 gallon tank.

Natural species? Gar are a natural species. Bowfin are a natural species. Buffalo are a natural species...

What do you mean by natural species? Do you not want genetically altered fish?

everybody loves a nice 3 eyed fish

I prefer the ones with two tails, but that's just me...

Krista, obviously Dustin wants to see, cuddle and catch a carp!

Why do you have to ridicule every one of his posts?

Sounds a little like the attitude that you complain about from another local carper towards you!

Just an observation.



Richard

Dustin, no you can't buy common carp locally. You can buy mirrors in OK for use as bait. Mirrors seem to do better in the Texas heat too. If you need some small mirror carp I can give you the name of a supplier via pm. please remember that you can't stock them in public waters, but I'm sure a small private tank would be ok.

Richard

Ive never seen them for sale particularly alive the only thing ive seen are gutted buffs at sack n save

Ever look in bait stores in OK? Google mirror carp bait or Israeli carp for bait. You'll find um.

I hope I am the one that annoys Krista like she annoys Dustin

So, it appears to anyone who reads this forum, that you take heightened pleasure, on bullying a sweet natured sixteen year old boy. This is not the first, but I hope the last time you bully a youngster who is keen on carping.

All he wants it to have a common carp in his stock tank, and what does he get in return? Abuse. Leave the boy alone.

A lot of baiting stores on lakes sell Israeli Mirrors as bait for cats and stripped bass. Dustin, you may find some there.

I remember cast netting in possum kingdom lake and catching 3-6in commons. you could try to cast net some in places that have them.

I want a Carp due to the fact that it is a big possibility that we could get a large scale hurricane and I need a fish that I can release to the wild if I have to. I can't do that with koi.

I have no plans to stock any body of water. Just get a few of my favorite for pets.

Richard....Please PM or Email me the link. Only mirrors right? No commons?



I've done Gar (spots) and they just sit on the bottom. I hear Bowfins are active, but I have not been able to catch them lately (to much saltwater). Same with the buffs, to much saltwater.

By natural Species I mean..... Fish you will find in the wild. lol

GG

isnt a koi a carp? i mean its got barbels like a carp.

Yes, They are carp. But I want a plain ol' Carp. Koi is not something you normally find in the wild.

i thought so.

you shouls go to granbury lake. there is lots of babys there.

wish I could..... that or Joe pool. lol

fully scaled mirrors in Granbury

Mirrors are cool, but I like commons better....

I like common mirror butterfly carp

and have caught one to prove it

oooooooooooooooo and...........

lol

Petsmart or Petco might have them.

The Wal-Mart in Watauga has mirror carp. They are selling them as feeder fish.

They only have Koi round these parts.... my luck.

maybe you can get then fed-ex....lmao

Fed-ex sucks...... I'm not using them anymore.
USPS is the fastest anyway.

oh then why do i get my stuff from big carp tackle in 2 to 3 days and its fed ex.

usps sucks cause if it wont fit in the mail box i have to go \ to our 1955 building with no weelchair ramp and ring a stupid bell and wait like a dumb arse lol imho...

Because they literally won't go the extra mile down the road to deliver the package. They say they just lose the package, but it's highly unlikely that the same driver loses the package every time, and I do mean every time!

GG

Around here (Lake Livingston)you can get common carp as trotline bait from most of the larger bait sellers.

Oakhurst Bait company on 190 has all the carp you could ever possibly want.

Thanks guys, but the pro is I don't live up in DFW, So I'd need to find a place that could ship them to me.

GG,
Lake Livingston is just an hour or so north of Houston.

You should check out that Oakhurst Bait company that Meadowlark mentioned. Hwy 190 goes between Livingston, Tx (on Hwy 59) and Huntsville.

Brian

ok.. Thanks!