Baby Carp Or Goldfish?

[catfishonthelake]

Caught these in a small pond near Kenilworth today. The second one that Lindsay caught had a fancy tail. The are NOT wild shiners. I thought the first one was a tiny carp until Lindsay caught the second one. Any guesses?

[FASTEDDIE29]

Look like baby carp to me. You should save em and liveline them in the passaic. The pike will jump all over them buddy!!! Right in the fish tank they go and then right in the pikes mouth.... YEA BUDDY!!!

[dboyd101]

If the pike haven't become saltwater pike by now...

(insert debbie downer horn here)

[JoeLongo]

Trap and skeet range?

[AJFISH13]

Originally Posted by dboyd101

If the pike haven't become saltwater pike by now...

(insert debbie downer horn here)

Actually it's the other way around. Salt line goes down river after a lot of rain. During a drought, it goes up. Ive caught crabs WAY up the Maurice River when there was a summer drought.

[dboyd101]

I just meant that they were going to get washed out to the ocean

[lunkertaker]

I have caught them as well here in NJ.

I dont think they are are Carp, but some sort of batifish. I have caught them fly fishing in lakes and on small lures in Assunpink. Have not identified them but they are interesting. Looked through McClane's trying to find what they are.

[ALK11]

99% sure, wild goldfish.

[vinntastic]

I Would Say A Carp,you Catch Passaic River Carp And They Look Diffrent From A Pond Carp,but Its Still A Carp. I Caught 2 Orange Carp In The Passaic Years Ago And They Werent Koi,an Oldtimer Told Me They Were Chinese Goldfish,they Were 8 To 10 Lbs...big Orange Carp To Me With Black In It,nice Lookin Fish..

[AJFISH13]

Might be a juvenile carp. The ones in Smithville had that color but a little bit different shape.