5th of March - Carp/Redfin fishing.

Common Name; Carp (European carp, Common carp, Koi carp) Scientific Name Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 Distribution and Abundance Carp are native to central Asia. They were first introduced into Australia in the mid 1800s, but remained in two relatively confined locations, Sydney and the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. These two populations were different strains of the one species and showed no signs of spreading. In the early 1960s, a fish farmer illegally introduced a new strain, Boolarra, and it has rapidly colonised watercourses throughout Australia. A recent genetic study of Carp in Australia has identified a fourth strain. Koi, which is present in the wild in the ACT and Tas. The feral Koi strain lacks the bright orange, black or white colouration seen in aquarium Koi.
Carp are present in the majority of slopes and lowland rivers and creeks, and in upland streams as well. They often comprise between 70 and 90% of the fish biomass in lakes and streams.
Identification A medium sized fish with a forked tail. Maximum 1200 mm and 60 kg; usually up to 45 kg. The mouth is of moderate size, with thick fleshy lips and two pairs of barbels (whiskers) at the corners. The single long, low dorsal fin has a stout serrated spine at the front. The scales are large and thick. Some individuals are only partly scaled, with very large scales in three or four rows (mirror carp), and some have no scales (leather carp). The back is usually olive-green, silvery-grey or brownish and the belly a creamy or silvery-yellow. Biology and Habitat
The Carp is usually associated with warm, slow-flowing lowland rivers or lakes, and is rarely found in clear, cool fast-flowing streams. It is tolerant of a wide range of environmental conditions and able to survive extremely low levels of dissolved oxygen. When Carp are seen apparently gasping at the water surface, they are not taking in oxygen, but rather feeding on zooplankton. Males are sexually mature at 23 years (300 mm) and females at 34 years (350 mm).
Spawning usually occurs in spring and summer when water temperatures are 1725¡C. Spawning fish congregate in shallow water with egg-laying often accompanied by much chasing and splashing as fish break the water surface with their back and tail. Eggs are adhesive and laid in clumps on freshwater vegetation, logs and submerged grass. They are 0.5 mm in diameter and hatch in 26 days, depending on water temperature. Large wetland areas such as the Barmah-Millewa Forest and the Gwydir wetlands are thought to be significant hotspots for Carp breeding.
Carp feed by mumbling in the sediment on the bottom or banks of water bodies. This involves sucking in sediment, sorting the edible items from the inedible sediment, and expelling the sediment through the gill openings. Dietary items include zooplankton, freshwater insect larvae, crustaceans, molluscs and to a lesser extent plant material. Carp carry the parasitic copepod Anchorworm (Lernaea sp.), which infests a range of native and alien fish species.

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[1996Asterix1]

shrimp is a good bait for those guys and so is sweet corn but carp will basically eat anything that looks remotally like food. I once caucht a 30cm carp on a gumball and my mate caught a 15 cm carp on a mashmellow and the mashmellow was bigger than its head!

[HookedupFishing]

@1996Asterix1 hahaha ya you are right they do take a mixtrue of baits my best is a eel on a fish finger from safways so funny

thanks for the comment hookedupfishing

[limaymedioflyshop]

Nice Video,, salutes from Argentina.

[HookedupFishing]

thank you for the comment and how is the fishing over there in Argentina and what fish are there

thanks hookedupfishing

[JoeTheAngler1994]

cool.....what kinda bait do "you" use 4 carp?

[HookedupFishing]

Well we use Bread under a Bubble Float, about 10-15 centimeter leader, but the length depends on the depth of the water. - Hookedup!

[kll508416]

carp are the worst fish

[crazyoneupatree]

Mate i think your right but if you really want to go for size then its defiantly got to be what they eat. bread for duck ponds and worms for creeks and rivers where families and tourists don't frequent.

[jcaffari199]

where is that ?



[lbeesone]

lol defs not a good one if you can just lift it out,

[bennyballbags2]

You weighed a carp!!! haha! they dont get on my scales, just cut up with a shovel!

[anglerth]

whats with the crap camera work bro its called tilting the camera

[iBsCraig]

good camera work ya fuckin idiot

[taipan342]

nice job there fellas

[lbeesone]

hyte man you from australia?

[jazza279]

carp i hate catching them i love catching rainbow trout