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A Different kind of ‘Carp’ Caught in a Casting Net while fishing for bait on May 30th 2016 at The Oxbow, this was obviously some sort of carp, but I had to Google New York Carp to discover it’s name. A QUILLBACK CARPSUCKER See the WIKI reference here This fish is extremely difficult to catch…

Erie Canal offers some fine fishing AND  25th Annual Erie Canal Fishing Derby The grand prize is a boat, motor and trailer, with the big winner determined through a drawing on awards night among all first place winners. There are $10,000 worth of tagged fish put into the canal, too. Eligible waters for this derby…