Yet another reason why city government sucks.

[hopita]

This is a picture from the Highland Park duck pond:

Comments

[adelheid_p]

I would've interpreted the sign to mean carp specifically. I have seen people fishing for catfish in that pond which is definitely not carp. I also suspect that some people aren't fishing just for sport but to supplement their diet meaning they can't afford much food.

[journalismgirl]

So would I.

Unless the OP was inspecting the fish as they came out of the water, how does she know they were carp?

[hopita]

I wouldn't know a carp from a catfish.

But by the same logic, how did the cop know the people weren't catching carp if he was too lazy to get off his fat ass and walk over there to see?

[journalismgirl]

If you wouldn't know a carp from a catfish, why did you call if you didn't know if they were violating the sign?

[suicideking]

Better than the "Midget abuse" post a few weeks back?

[jacquez]

Like adelheid_p, I believe that sign is specifically about carp. There is no general "no fishing" rule.

[mrgoodwraith]

It's not a "no fishing rule." You're not supposed to fish for or keep *carp* in particular at that pond because it's a public safety issue (carp are chancy eatin' -- lots of accumulated germs and toxins), not because fishing itself is prohibited. Sorry, but that's not the place to go if you don't want to watch people killing fish.

[hopita]

Actually, the hard-to-read fine print specifies that the "Carp are stocked to control Aquatic Weeds" (capitalization is theirs).

[raybrandle]

How about ducks eating fry? Is that ok?

[hopita]

"Fry"?

Either way, I see no duck-related signs.

[threegoldfish]

Fry is the word for baby fish.