Re: How many of you eat carp?
I've eaten my share, either smoked or canned then used like you would canned tuna in casseroles and such. The thing about clean water versus dirty water affecting the taste is true, but it's true for any species of fish, you just don't notice it in fish like walleye and trout because you don't find them in poor water like you will carp, catfish, bass and such adaptable critters. Warmwater species are also prone to parasites, but that is also a matter of water quality. I fish in a few ponds around here where the water is stagnant and snail larva and other parasites are indeed an issue when the water reaches a certain temperature. I don't eat fish out of those ponds (don't wade or tube in them either). I have no problem keeping and eating those same species out of good clean water, and find them quite tasty. A warning: clear water isn't necessarily clean water.
If it swims and eats, it'll eat a fly.