One thing that I would like to add is that Large Mouth Bass, Bluegill, and Channel Catfish are not California native species. They were introduced by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as sport fish during the late 1800s as is the case of the large mouth bass, the rest were introduced at a much more later dates. They do better in warmer waters and displace the native species.
Thank you for saying this, that's what I thought. I didn't want to argue with Forrest because he's a biologist, but they really only belong in Mississippi River tribs
could be how they've been classed in the state? We've got non-native fish here that are "naturalised" and others that have been moved to bodies where they weren't naturally found. I did try to check the Department of Fish & Wildlife but wouldn't load for me.
This guy is known for spreading mis information, he is a parasite. If you want to teach people how about actually do some research and make sure what your telling people is true your going to make an army of misinformed idiots.
Im not sure I would count bass, sunfish, or catfish as native in California. They were introduced by fish and game, sure, but they don’t realistically belong there. All come from the east coast. I think the roaches are the only true native fish I saw.
Hey Forrest I would just like to say as a South African boy who loves animals it is so inspiring to see a biologist from Africa (specifically Southern Africa)
Bluegills, channel catfish and largemouth bass are not native to California. They were introduced from the eastern and midwestern US to provide recreation for anglers.
this is not an asian carp(Ctenopharyngodon idella). this is an european carp(cyprinus carpio). It is very very simple to tell those species apart, the asian carp has a completely different bodyform, the european carp, that you caught has a "hunchback", while the asian carp is formed like a flat torpedo. But they are invasive, that is correct. greetings from germany
@@ossipozzi1238 but the Asian carp is its own species. Same with the European carp. Even if they life in both continents they are still different species.
@@Butter_Dog. it's not a species tho. It is more like a group that usually refers to bighead carp, silver carp, grass carp and black carp. And the European carp is more commonly known as a common carp so if anything that is what he should have said.
Bass,Bluegill and any species of Catfish are non natives in California waters, there is a native species of Sunfish called Sacramento Perch, which some people think has up to 3 sub species one native to Clear Lake, one native to waters near Mount Shasta, and one found in the high lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
this is obviously a great service to promote the native ecology and a gentle method of catching fish; however, It wouldn’t surprise me at all if CDFW sees this and pops Forest for netfishing lol
Wow, you're almost a quarter of a million already! I got here around 20k, as someone who loved Steve Irwin growing up it brings me a lot of joy for kids to have someone like you to inspire them! Hell yeah Forrest!
Yeah I agree on carp, I can get some people enjoy that type of fishing but for me there's more interesting fish. Also think allowing them to be "naturalised" here in the UK has caused water issues in some areas. Although I do feel bad for invasive species and how we often end up treating them, not their fault we messed up.
@@aldrydd1 most of the time tho it makes no change to the ecosystem. Taking out one of hundreds in the local area. At least in this case it is being used and does lower demand on other sources being used as animal feed.
@@aldrydd1I know, still not their fault and getting rid of one makes no difference to their population. Has caused issues here in the UK over such policies.
I mean, I was a bit skeptical of a few of his videos but his complete lack of understanding of native fishes in California and willingness to publish this has me.... OUT. The only native sunfish to CA is the Sacramento Perch. Look it up
Does anybody know what river this is? I live in southern california and i am just wondering if it is the one i think it might be. Also i thiught this guy knew his stuff why is he calling the channel cats, bluegill and largemouth natives? Does he mean native to the country? Otherwise he is way off. Other then the roach and a couple other small fish there are a few native trout in southern california rivers but that is it.
@@Marksgunsandgear is it? I guess I don't really think of the kern as being a southern california river, but I guess maybe the most southern part is. Also I thought the kern was a lot bigger but again maybe it's just a part I am not familiar with. I guess, how do you know it's the kern river?
@@Marksgunsandgear I kind of feel wrong now just because it's a long way from the kern but I was thinking it might be the santa margarita river in fallbrook. It's in North San diego county. It has all those fish (which I know a lot if ca rivets do) and they been working on cleaning it up for the steelhead.
😂😂 I'm from england and cant stand Carp 1 bit I would have a tropical pond with under soil heating but energy Bill's have gone crazy over here the last few years
Yo forest The largemouth and the bluegill and the chennel cats aren't native They've been introduced and then became invasive Also, the mosquito fish have 2 varieties, the western and eastern. Westerns are native and easterns aren't. The sunfish have natives in california, but the bluegill is a very aggressive one, and it is bad for the environment to be invasive. Small mouth bass, i believe, is native to california, but they're not native to california, and the largemouth, channel cats and bluegill are all native to the south.
Hey Forrest, so i've been watching the walking dead, and several times throughout the story, im troubled to no end by the deep and endless plotholes that come about. the characters arcs that never go anywhere or are just useless cuz they get killed off for some bullshit. Are you able to speak on this at all?
That is a common carp not Asian witch does hurt the native population but are also technically native and no we don’t have an abundance of Asian carp we do have lots of common carp mirror carp and grass carp but other then that we have the purest natives there’s still hundreds of native trout up in the high sespes and the high kern river but there hard too find bc no one wants too hike hours on end too find 5 inch trout
Different species of fish will be easier or harder to net than other species...your data collection is biased toward "easy to net" fish and has no external data to use to reconcile the population. Sorry Forrest, but you should already know this.
Sheesh Forest, just because a fish is "native" to USA doesn't mean it's native to every state. This one was a miss brother, would have been a great video if you did some research first though
Very disappointed in the quality of research on display here. All but the California Roach, and potentially the mosquitofish (Western Mosquitofish are native, Eastern Mosquitofish aren't) you harvested were invasive species in California that crowd out our native species. This all takes 10 minutes to look up on google, but you still failed to do so. Not to mention you were born and lived in California for some time, which would make me think you were a little more acquainted with the ecosystems there. Pretty disappointing, man
@@FishingWithddeino EVERY invasive species is naturalized otherwise it wouldn't be invasive. Naturalized by definition is anything that has established itself in an ecosystem in which it is not indigenous, in other words, if it wasn't naturalized that means it failed to establish itself and therefore cannot possibly be invasive. Furthermore, in order for a species to become a part of the ecosystem it has to force itself into it (because every native ecosystem is at full capacity) and therefore every species that is not native must be invasive even if its only in a miniscule way.
One thing that I would like to add is that Large Mouth Bass, Bluegill, and Channel Catfish are not California native species. They were introduced by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as sport fish during the late 1800s as is the case of the large mouth bass, the rest were introduced at a much more later dates. They do better in warmer waters and displace the native species.
Thank you for saying this, that's what I thought. I didn't want to argue with Forrest because he's a biologist, but they really only belong in Mississippi River tribs
Right I was like what is this guy talking about. Way to make a video and do no research.
could be how they've been classed in the state? We've got non-native fish here that are "naturalised" and others that have been moved to bodies where they weren't naturally found. I did try to check the Department of Fish & Wildlife but wouldn't load for me.
This guy is known for spreading mis information, he is a parasite. If you want to teach people how about actually do some research and make sure what your telling people is true your going to make an army of misinformed idiots.
@@bishop9757 personally I think "naturalized" is BS.
Im not sure I would count bass, sunfish, or catfish as native in California. They were introduced by fish and game, sure, but they don’t realistically belong there. All come from the east coast.
I think the roaches are the only true native fish I saw.
"...they don’t realistically belong there. All come from the east coast."
Just like most of the people in California 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@nolaanderson8770that was a good one.
- a Texas
Hey Forrest I would just like to say as a South African boy who loves animals it is so inspiring to see a biologist from Africa (specifically Southern Africa)
Fact: Forrest once said and I quote “Catfish can be found on every planet except Antartica”
That’s out of space
Lol
*planet*
Sacramento perch are the only native warm water fish in Cali I believe.
Been living in Cali for over 30 years... just learned we have a California Roach fish 😅 thx Mr. Galante
Bluegills, channel catfish and largemouth bass are not native to California. They were introduced from the eastern and midwestern US to provide recreation for anglers.
This whole native vs invasive species-thing is SO interesting!
this is not an asian carp(Ctenopharyngodon idella). this is an european carp(cyprinus carpio). It is very very simple to tell those species apart, the asian carp has a completely different bodyform, the european carp, that you caught has a "hunchback", while the asian carp is formed like a flat torpedo. But they are invasive, that is correct.
greetings from germany
I was gonna say the same thing. Thanks for pointing it out.
They are still native in parts of asia so he isn't wrong, but a more fitting name would be Eurasian carp
@@ossipozzi1238 but the Asian carp is its own species. Same with the European carp. Even if they life in both continents they are still different species.
@@Butter_Dog. it's not a species tho. It is more like a group that usually refers to bighead carp, silver carp, grass carp and black carp. And the European carp is more commonly known as a common carp so if anything that is what he should have said.
Looks more like a Buffalo than a carp to me
Came over from Lightweights Podcast with Joe Vulpis. I've always loved this type of nature information. Hugs from Texas 🩷😎🩷🦋
Just got back from fishing, perfect timing
The Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) is not native to California.
Neither is the largemouth or the bluegill.
@@robmetzger8616 You're right about the LMB, but didn't he change his ID of the sunfish?
i love how much you care ¡! also i want more content and maybe longer videos 🙋🏼♀️🤌🏼
Bass,Bluegill and any species of Catfish are non natives in California waters, there is a native species of Sunfish called Sacramento Perch, which some people think has up to 3 sub species one native to Clear Lake, one native to waters near Mount Shasta, and one found in the high lakes of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Forrest is a total legend
this is obviously a great service to promote the native ecology and a gentle method of catching fish; however, It wouldn’t surprise me at all if CDFW sees this and pops Forest for netfishing lol
You’re the man Forrest 💯
Almost all of those “native” fish were introduced to California and are not native to the west coast at all.
Wtf i thought u knew what you were talking about. Largemouth bass and blue gill are not native to California.
Roach is the only native Californian
Wow, you're almost a quarter of a million already! I got here around 20k, as someone who loved Steve Irwin growing up it brings me a lot of joy for kids to have someone like you to inspire them! Hell yeah Forrest!
man im really loving the content youve been producing lately, keep it up Forrest!
Your channel is awesome much support to you!
I live in California and love nature and totally love this video.
love the video very fun!
I can watch this man just walk around nature talking about it and I’d be so entertained
3rd brother much love from trinidad
Blue Gill bass catfish and common carp are all non native
I would love to see you do an invasive vs native survey of the fresh water down here in South Florida. It feels like all the fish here are invasive
Yeah I agree on carp, I can get some people enjoy that type of fishing but for me there's more interesting fish. Also think allowing them to be "naturalised" here in the UK has caused water issues in some areas. Although I do feel bad for invasive species and how we often end up treating them, not their fault we messed up.
True it’s not their fault but you have to do what’s best for the ecosystem and sometimes that means death.
@@aldrydd1 most of the time tho it makes no change to the ecosystem. Taking out one of hundreds in the local area. At least in this case it is being used and does lower demand on other sources being used as animal feed.
@@bishop9757 Carp have done huge damage to ecosystems.
@@aldrydd1I know, still not their fault and getting rid of one makes no difference to their population. Has caused issues here in the UK over such policies.
@@bishop9757 Doesn’t matter if it’s their fault. You have to do what’s best for the ecosystem. And every one counts.
Is this a show I can watch? Or is this his vlog type videos?
Erm actually that is a Common carp and a spotted bass☝️🤓
That was fun ❤
having a blue gill fry next weekend :)
Anyone know what river this is?
I mean, I was a bit skeptical of a few of his videos but his complete lack of understanding of native fishes in California and willingness to publish this has me.... OUT. The only native sunfish to CA is the Sacramento Perch. Look it up
Nice🎉
Such a good video love the tank view!
Is this in SB
Your living the life buddy , I proud of u and everything your accomplishing , you deserve everything you worked hard for and more.
This video was awesome! Need more of these
thats a common carp not an asian carp
caught some smallmouth hogs today
Does anybody know what river this is? I live in southern california and i am just wondering if it is the one i think it might be.
Also i thiught this guy knew his stuff why is he calling the channel cats, bluegill and largemouth natives? Does he mean native to the country? Otherwise he is way off. Other then the roach and a couple other small fish there are a few native trout in southern california rivers but that is it.
It’s the kern river
@@Marksgunsandgear is it? I guess I don't really think of the kern as being a southern california river, but I guess maybe the most southern part is. Also I thought the kern was a lot bigger but again maybe it's just a part I am not familiar with. I guess, how do you know it's the kern river?
@@garretboyer458 I honestly could be wrong it just looks exactly like parts of the lower kern what river were you thinking it is?
@@Marksgunsandgear I kind of feel wrong now just because it's a long way from the kern but I was thinking it might be the santa margarita river in fallbrook. It's in North San diego county. It has all those fish (which I know a lot if ca rivets do) and they been working on cleaning it up for the steelhead.
I’d say do this every where but I don’t think the Nile would be a good place.
Carp are my favorite to fish for. They are giant and no one fishes for them
Yeah but three of those fish you called native, are actually invasive...
Have u heard of Fossil Creek in Northern Arizona???? Check it out!!!
Western mosquito fish are native
Now let's do florida edition 😅 we have everything here but our native species it seems
Very cool to meet you at animalcon. I think the event is great and can’t wait for next year.
99.99% sure that is just a juvenile common carp.
id love to come to America and do this but give the non native fish to a family if they are big enough and safe to eat
😂😂 I'm from england and cant stand Carp 1 bit I would have a tropical pond with under soil heating but energy Bill's have gone crazy over here the last few years
Im just here to see where the fish are hiding.
Yo forest
The largemouth and the bluegill and the chennel cats aren't native
They've been introduced and then became invasive
Also, the mosquito fish have 2 varieties, the western and eastern. Westerns are native and easterns aren't.
The sunfish have natives in california, but the bluegill is a very aggressive one, and it is bad for the environment to be invasive.
Small mouth bass, i believe, is native to california, but they're not native to california, and the largemouth, channel cats and bluegill are all native to the south.
If you ever take a subscriber out on one of your adventures.....I volunteer as tribute
Find me some invasive walleyes please
Find dwarf tamaraw or dodo bird
aren't you afraid to get stuck by that catfish?
Hey Forrest, so i've been watching the walking dead, and several times throughout the story, im troubled to no end by the deep and endless plotholes that come about. the characters arcs that never go anywhere or are just useless cuz they get killed off for some bullshit.
Are you able to speak on this at all?
You should really educate yourself on native and nonnative fish. Largemouth are certainly not native to California 😂
That is a common carp not Asian witch does hurt the native population but are also technically native and no we don’t have an abundance of Asian carp we do have lots of common carp mirror carp and grass carp but other then that we have the purest natives there’s still hundreds of native trout up in the high sespes and the high kern river but there hard too find bc no one wants too hike hours on end too find 5 inch trout
great vid, doesn't have to be so dramatic. This isn't animal planet lmao
Large mouth bass are not native to California
Add more mosquito fish in my neighbourhood
Different species of fish will be easier or harder to net than other species...your data collection is biased toward "easy to net" fish and has no external data to use to reconcile the population. Sorry Forrest, but you should already know this.
Call me crazy, but that looks like a Euro carp, not an Asian carp.
Sheesh Forest, just because a fish is "native" to USA doesn't mean it's native to every state. This one was a miss brother, would have been a great video if you did some research first though
Very disappointed in the quality of research on display here. All but the California Roach, and potentially the mosquitofish (Western Mosquitofish are native, Eastern Mosquitofish aren't) you harvested were invasive species in California that crowd out our native species. This all takes 10 minutes to look up on google, but you still failed to do so. Not to mention you were born and lived in California for some time, which would make me think you were a little more acquainted with the ecosystems there. Pretty disappointing, man
gg turtlesnack carp
Life is like a box of chocolates
Aaaaa, our fishing is waaaay better tho lol
That was not an asian carp it was a common carp which are considered naturalized
still invasive
@@BradyMcLean wrong common carp are considered naturalized which essentially means that they have found balance in the ecosystem
@@FishingWithddeino EVERY invasive species is naturalized otherwise it wouldn't be invasive. Naturalized by definition is anything that has established itself in an ecosystem in which it is not indigenous, in other words, if it wasn't naturalized that means it failed to establish itself and therefore cannot possibly be invasive. Furthermore, in order for a species to become a part of the ecosystem it has to force itself into it (because every native ecosystem is at full capacity) and therefore every species that is not native must be invasive even if its only in a miniscule way.
Hahaha eat that Florida🤣
I’m like 99.9% sure bass are not native to California
Seems like he didn't do much research for this one and just wanted to go swimming and make a video
If anyone can find and capture a native California brown bear in a net, it's going to be Forest