Carp in the Bay: What the heck?

[Bottomfeeder]

I had just got off a party boat in Sheepshead Bay with my friend...a combined 5 Porgies, a mixed bag of Silver Snapper (Porgy, Scup) and Longspine Porgy, and we were able to release a male Smoothhound Shark that someone else caught, I noticed what I thought was a Shad in the bay, darting around about 3 feet under in the murky bay waters. I was still mad that my dad wouldn't let us jig for tiny bluefish we saw and played Spoon feed with before the boat took off, and a big Shad...a great gamefish...added salt to the wound.
Then I saw that it wasn't a Shad. It had a few pronounced scaled that shone gold. It was a...
Carp? I go on a fishing site, and someone once found a dead carp (Koi) that floated up near a bridge (SW, NY.). I guess it came down a river. I didn't think it was a dumped pet, Common Carp aren't really pets...stocked in farm ponds, maybe...but not dumped in the bay. But does anyone know what rivers feed into Sheepshead Bay? I would've caught it, to rescue it, but then...what could I have done with it?
Why was it there?

 

[catfishlover106]

interesting...I found a dead Koi once here in SF Bay and it was a 15" that someone maybe just wanted to release and died of the salinity the bay water was at. Awkward but you know fish keepers these days...crazy

 

[MN_Rebel]

im not surprised about the carp being found in brackish water or anywhere, it was probably used to be "black salty baitfish" heard this bait?

Then again the carp can be found anywhere, even in Alaska (one confirmed report that 9 inch koi was caught in Alaska).

 

[catfishlover106]

im not surprised about the carp being found in brackish water or anywhere, it was probably used to be "black salty baitfish" heard this bait?

Then again the carp can be found anywhere, even in Alaska (one confirmed report that 9 inch koi was caught in Alaska).

Really?! wow now i gotta go take a trip in Alaska while Crabbing for King Crabs at crabbing season and while going back toss the rod and catch some Kois might have been the only Koi(s) out their so may just stick with crabbing

 

[MN_Rebel]

The koi (the only one koi) in Alaska were probably just released pet and I dont think they sucessfully reproduced in Alaskan waters.

Bring me some crab legs when you get back from Alaska lol.

 

[catfishlover106]

The koi (the only one koi) in Alaska were probably just released pet and I dont think they sucessfully reproduced in Alaskan waters.

Bring me some crab legs when you get back from Alaska lol.

LOL

 

[Bottomfeeder]

the bay is full-on salt.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Well, in some labs when they test black salty baitfish to survive in full marine saltwater for just two hours. Its possible for the carp will just go forage in SW for short periods. Or that bay is probably not full marine saltwater but mixed freshwater and saltwater. Or maybe you mistook carp for other species that lives in saltwater.

 

[Bottomfeeder]

It's full marine. As far as I know, no rivers, etc feed into Sheepshead Bay. and I am 100% sure it was a Carp. It was about 7 inches long, dark brown, with only a few distinct scales, suggesting a Mirror Carp. Some sewage drains lead into the bay, but I dont know how the Carp would have gotten there.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Ah then its probably was dumped black salty baitfish. (just google it and you will see)