The last couple trips I have been on in a river I frequent here in central Virginia, we have stumbled across a few grass carp. This caught me off guard, as I have never seen grass carp in these waters before. I did a little research and couldn't find anything online about them being stocked in any particular river or if these are the triploid (sterile) version. Anyone else in my area (or anywhere near me for that matter) been running into grassies lately? The regulations specifically state common carp in the bowfishing section, but nowhere on the site is any distinction made between the various species of carp in the waters here.
Grass Carp in Virginia
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The last couple trips I have been on in a river I frequent here in central Virginia, we have stumbled across a few grass carp. This caught me off guard, as I have never seen grass carp in these waters before. I did a little research and couldn't find anything online about them being stocked in any particular river or if these are the triploid (sterile) version. Anyone else in my area (or anywhere near me for that matter) been running into grassies lately? The regulations specifically state common carp in the bowfishing section, but nowhere on the site is any distinction made between the various species of carp in the waters here.
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I don't know about in your area but around here when it gets really hot the grass carp come up to the shallows to spawn. Even if they are not sterile they will go through a spawn. This is the time of year when we go out and shoot several grass carp in one trip. In most cases and states grass carp can be taken in any numbers because they are in fact considered a invasive species.
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Cant shoot grassies in goodole Va. Just commons, gar and snakehead.
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/regulations/creelandlengthlimits.pdf
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/regulations/creelandlengthlimits.pdf
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In VA if there are grass carp its supposed to be because the State put them there and they don't want them shot. We see a few in a place we go also. Its a lake though.
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I have been working under those same assumptions for the last couple years, but never had any encounters with grassies and hadn't given it any thought. Thanks for posting up the link to the regs. I have read through them, but somehow missed that one.
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I havent seen any in northern VA & only (2) in eastern WV, one of which we shot... sure wish there were more around here because their a blast to shoot
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