Carp
Name
Carp
Identification
The Common Carp is a heavy bodied, large scaled fish, with the main colour being bronze to golden yellow. At the back the colour changes to a greenish grey-brown with the belly being yellowish, and towards the edge of the fins the colour can change to yellow, orange and red. There are also two distinct sets of barbels on either side of the mouth.
How to Locate
When trying to locate carp it is always good to look around structure, like overhanging trees or other obstacles in a body of water. Other ways to locate carp include visual surveying of a body of water to look for signs that they are feeding, these include; the carp jumping out of the water and bubbles on the water’s surface from where the carp are feeding on the bottom. If all of these methods fail, use your fish finder.
Baits to Use
Natural bait include baits like worms and corn pips, there are a lot of baits specifically manufactured for carp like boilies and dough type baits as well as tiger nuts. Art lure, such as plastics and lead heads are also used and is very effective when targeting these species from the boat.
Tackle to Use
Light to medium tackle can be used to catch carp, however when specimen sized species are targeted heavier tackle should be used.