Carp

Have you ever eaten carp? They certainly don't taste as good (to me) as catfish or even bass! Sure they are easy to grow, but why do you suppose they are called trash fish?

Offered by Roger.

I've eaten carp, and I agree that they aren't one of the best tasting fish, not to mention the extreme number of small bones. I think they are grown because they eat vegetation. They are usually cooked (steamed) with a very strong tasting sauce, like fermented black beans. I certainly wouldn't waste my time with bass, as in a pond they are most likely to eat every small fish that is hatched/born. Post pole shift, I don't expect carp would work out,as all the fresh water plants I'm familiar with need lots of light, so they really wouldn't have anything to eat. Carp will eat most anything, but I don't think they will eat rotting vegetation. I've caught them, as you say, with bread and also cheese; but they can't resist worms or a piece of red meat. I think they are able to locate it more easily from it's smell.

Offered by Ron.

Carp is an excellent food fish if you choose the correct species and is farmed all over the world for that purpose, cooked with herbs and spices, stuffed with rice etc., it can be a very acceptable meal to even the most discerning palate, and any bony fish is easily filleted for a meal and the bones, head, etc. used for soup.

Offered by Jan.