German Carp In Pennyslvania.
It appears from a memorandum issued by the United States Fish Commission that German carp-culture is attracting considerable attention' in Pennsylvania. Last year no less than 12,000 carp were distributed, and these, it is expected, will rapidly multiply, and add ' largely to the stock of food fishes. Anglers 'will also find abundance of good sport. The carp takes bait much- after the manner of a • chub, but it is longer lived, and contends for a long time against its fate. They also grow to auch a large size that they render careful angling necessary when the angler uses a delicate rod. Carp fishing in ponds will, it is said, never take the place of angling for trout or bass in running streams, but it may easily become a good substitute for the more expenBive and troublesome sport. One strong advantage in connection with carp is that it can j be cultivated in moderate sized ponds for table j use with as much confidence of a good supply as from other cultivated crops of animal or vegetable food.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1650, 7 July 1883, Page 28
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