# Giant goldfish infest Lake Tahoe (link) **URL:** \ **Category:** Scuttlebutt\ **Created:** [February 23, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721 "2013-02-23T21:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/1 "2013-02-23T21:04:45Z")
I didn’t think this was actually a thing until someone sent me the article. But there they are. Big-ass goldfish in Lake Tahoe, from all the dumb shits who thought it would be cute to dump their aquariums and “free Nemo.” (yeah I know Nemo was a clownfish, so sue me) My question of the day is, are they any good to eat? Any goldfish eaters out there? This could be the new Tilapia…:cool: ![](http://col.stb.s-msn.com/amnews/i/37/5f298b2aa8f163c523f1dcbebb6e_h366_w650_m6_lfalse.jpg) [http://news.msn.com/science-technology/giant-goldfish-threaten-pristine-lake-tahoe](http://news.msn.com/science-technology/giant-goldfish-threaten-pristine-lake-tahoe) ---
**Author:** ![Wolfesown47th](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@Wolfesown47th](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Wolfesown47th)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/2 "2013-02-23T21:56:12Z")
I doubt they are any good. To my knowledge a goldfish is basicly a carp with a more attractive color. Saw something recently like this on boatnerd. Some article about a big ass goldfish caught on Lake St. Clair. This intern prompted others to comment, claiming it is also somewhat common to find big goldfish in the west end of Lake Erie. ---
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/3 "2013-02-24T07:12:30Z")
> [@"Wolfesown47th"](#): > > I doubt they are any good. To my knowledge a goldfish is basicly a carp with a more attractive color. > > Saw something recently like this on boatnerd. Some article about a big ass goldfish caught on Lake St. Clair. This intern prompted others to comment, claiming it is also somewhat common to find big goldfish in the west end of Lake Erie. On a serious note, these critters are probably going to wipe out any native species. ---
**Author:** ![critter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@critter](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/critter)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 8:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/4 "2013-02-24T20:05:55Z")
Invasive species! Could be Chinese spies… I say kill or fillet them all ---
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/5 "2013-02-24T20:45:38Z")
> [@"critter"](#): > > Invasive species! Could be Chinese spies… I say kill or fillet them all A Spy Fry! By Jove, you are onto something my good man (or woman)! ---
**Author:** ![87cr250r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/e9a140/32.png) [@87cr250r](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/87cr250r)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/6 "2013-02-24T23:56:00Z")
Should be a legal requirement… you don’t want your gold fish you flush it. ---
**Author:** ![skycowboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@skycowboy](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/skycowboy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/7 "2013-02-25T04:36:51Z")
Invasive species! Could be Chinese spies… I say kill or fillet them all And the Fish too ---
**Author:** ![ForkandBlade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@ForkandBlade](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ForkandBlade)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/8 "2013-02-28T21:19:20Z")
Please not all of them! \<------Loves some General Tso’s Chicken at the buffetts! ---
**Author:** ![cappy208](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@cappy208](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cappy208)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 6:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/9 "2013-03-01T06:50:08Z")
To my admittedly untrained fish eye, this looks like a Tilapia. Maybe someone was trying to farm them in the lake surreptitiously and they got away.[ATTACH]3075[/ATTACH] ---
**Author:** ![catherder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@catherder](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/catherder)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/10 "2013-03-01T08:50:08Z")
> [@"cappy208"](#): > > To my admittedly untrained fish eye, this looks like a Tilapia. Maybe someone was trying to farm them in the lake surreptitiously and they got away.\ And mated with the Goldies. They are purty. ---
**Author:** ![cappy208](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7cd45c/32.png) [@cappy208](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cappy208)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2013, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/giant-goldfish-infest-lake-tahoe-link/9721/11 "2013-03-01T11:17:24Z")
[QUOTE=skycowboy;100596]Invasive species! Could be Chinese spies… I say kill or fillet them all And the Fish too[/QUOTE] And the fish too. You’re too much!!! There aren’t that many knives in the drawer my friend!!!