Carp fishing has been fine for a few days, with the swell in the river which sent the water up the little ravines and low places along the river banks. The carp follows the water and roots around in the mud like hogs. It was a common scene yesterday to see men wading around and picking them up with pitchforks, many of them weighing 12 to 15 pounds.
Mr. W.R. Cherry, a fisherman on the river here, caught about 500 of the fish as they were running back to the river when the water began to drop.
The carp is not considered a very desirable fish, yet he is perhaps one of the most valuable fish as a food that we have. He is rich in oil and nutrition. Yet he is just a little strong and rank for many people. A ready sale is found for them, however, where people are looking for real food.
From the first page of the Enterprise, Williamston, N.C., Tuesday, April 20, 1926
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