How to catch talapia

There are abut ten thousand different rumors on how to catch a talapia. Let me tell you some facts so you know how to separate the facts from the fiction. These fish are vegetarians and feed of of predominantly algae and diatoms. I think most of the instances when they are actually hooked with some sort of bait is done when they are clearing out there bed. The males will make a bed during the breeding season in order to attract females. If anything is in that nest they will clear it out. Well they clear it out with their mouth so that is why they will get hooked if they pick up the bait out of the nest. The best way to actually catch these fish is with a cast net. They are not considered game fish in most states. As a matter of fact they are considered to be an invasive species. There origin is Africa and they were spread through out the states by aquaculture. They do not usually survive in areas where it gets really cold. Unless they have access to some sort of warmer water source like a spring or something of that sort. There is a picture of some tilapia I have caught on the bottom of this post.