Caught this guy today

[likestofish]

I have also heard of a death or two from them

Hey whats that up in the sky?
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
No its a "thunk" splash

 

[loureyes]

I stay in Columbus Ohio and I have caught a Pacu and a Red Devil out of a pond a few years back. I wish people would give the fish to a local petshop instead of letting them loose in the wild. Just plain stupidness

 

[MN_Rebel]

From a zoogeographical perspective, lake trout are quite rare. They are native only to the northern parts of North America, principally Canada but also Alaska and, to some extent, the northeastern United States. The southern extreme of the Lake trout's range extends into southern New York at Kensico Reservior where a self sustaining population has existed since the 1950's. Lake trout have been introduced into many other parts of the world, mainly into Europe but also into South America and certain parts of Asia. In Canada, approximately 25% of the world's lake trout lakes are found in the province of Ontario. Even at that, only 1% of Ontario's lakes contain lake trout.

they've been introduced around the world, not going extinct anytime soon, and why is it ok to introduce fish to other parts of the world?

I was never mentioned lake trout being rare, I was talking about Great Lakes whitefish/cisco species that can be found in Great Lakes only and they are rare.

 

[MN_Rebel]

i'm just saying, make lemon juice out out of the lemons, quoting the american people. i'm sure Dogs can eat them. round them up and make animal feed, fish food.

and really you've heard someone died from colliding with one? i've heard someone die from driving a car so what should we do?

Sadly, it is true that these carps are capable to kill a human (not intended) and it is not uncommon to see boaters being bruised or have their noses or ribs broken from the leaping carps. These carps have pretty hard bony head and they leaped out the water really fast! So I really dont its joke.

 

[MN_Rebel]

i agree, zebra mussells are terrible on the economy thus far, like the other guy said, eventually, everything on this planet will balance itself out one way or another. they've been all over Europe for centuries...

what i'm trying to say is that Americans need to open up their eyes and see the world around them. whether its snakeheads, piranhas, grass carps, their not nearly as terrible as some make them sound. "we" humans often make bigger mistakes, and now we blame these animals for it.

Too bad, some invasives are still terrible. I cant stand of Asian lady beetles and Zebra mussels. So everyone should entitled their opinions, not open up their eyes, sorry man.

 

[hurricane_redbone]

I agree with you varanio, I am a fellow floridian and i would have done the same thing, ofcourse i may have grilled it up cuz i hear they are delicious. Did you inform the FWC? Pirahnas in the wild reproduce very fast and if there is any chance of there being more it should be investigated. If you are worried about them destroying you fishing hole maybe consider getting a big seign net and seigning it yourself to see if there are more. then u can grab what doesnt belong and dump the rest back.