The Common Carp, Latin name Cyprinus carpio is a widespread freshwater fish across lakes and rivers in Europe and Asia, where it’s native. It’s has been introduced to every part of the world except the poles, and they’re the third most frequently introduced fish species worldwide, with history as a farmed fish dating back to Roman times.
The Common Carp can eat herbivores diet of aquatic plants but prefer to scavenge the bottom for insects, crustaceans and blood worm. If given adequate space and nutrients, they can grow to enormous sizes of over 80lb; however, they typically average between 5lb to 40lb. The oldest recorded age of the species was over 38 years old. Although tolerant of most conditions, Carp prefer large bodies of slow or standing water and naturally live in temperate climates in freshwater.
The fish are extremely popular with anglers in many parts of Europe, and their popularity as a quarry is slowly increasing among anglers in the United States. They grow big and fight hard, and as schooling fish, preferring to be in groups of five or more, anglers can often catch multiple fish in a session. There are many different ways you can catch Common Carp, but the best and most popular method is ledgering with one of the thousands of different flavoured boilies that are on the market.
Below are the top destinations in the world for Carp Fishing.
The River Ebro in Spain for many years has been the mecca for Catfish anglers from across the globe and the Carp have been a nuisance fish, until now. We have teamed up with our Catfishing guides on this amazing river to offer the Carp angler an opportunity to target the huge River Carp that swim this mighty river.
The beautiful Gillhams fishing lake resort is located in the stunning area of Krabi Southern Thailand and is surrounded by limescale Karsts which are covered in a protected tropical rain forest. The resort can cater for single anglers, pairs, groups and we can also arrange full lake exclusivity.
This is Catfish fishing at its best, for the experienced or for those, who have never even caught a Catfish - this trip is designed for you. An amazing one out of five Catfish are over the magical TON-100lb. The river you fish starts at the large dam just above Mequinenza, which is the mecca of the Catfish world.
Ever dreamt of doing battle with one of the hardest fighting freshwater beast on the planet? Well, now is your chance, as we are offering Catfishing at its best. Imagine standing on the side of a huge fast running river holding on to a very angry Catfish as it tries to get back to its hole? As you can imagine, it is an experience not to miss!
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