An Evaluation of Attractants to Increase Catch Rates and Deplete Age‐0 Common Carp in Shallow South Dakota Lakes

Common Carp Cyprinus carpio is a highly invasive species that can alter shallow aquatic ecosystems from clear to turbid water. Although mechanical removals are commonly used to control abundance of adult Common Carp, harvest models suggest that removing age‐0 Common Carp also reduces recruitment. Attractants often improve fisheries sampling and commercial harvest and may provide a tool to increase catch rates of age‐0 Common Carp. However,...