So I live in MO. There’s a pond around the corner from my house that I started out fishing at. When I was first starting last year I hooked a carp but lost it from not knowing how to properly tie a knot then. Well I returned this week since it got a bit warmer out and found these two carps dead. Is this normal at all or is it a indication that fish probably won’t be able to survive that water?
Posted by widwest816
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IIRC Carp are an indicator species so that might be a bad sign
They couldn’t handle the cold. It’s most likely no big deal. I’ve seen ponds “turn over” twice in my life. The fish died by the thousands in a one acre pond.
Wherever there are living fish , there will be dead fish. They get sick or injured , just like the rest of us. Carp are pretty tough , but they’re not particularly tolerant of the cold.
I usually don’t worry about stuff like this unless I show up in half.The fish in the lake are floating near shore
Cool! Thanks for everyone’s input.
Not enough oxygen under the ice.