Fishing For

Common carp

4.0

(1835)

27.2K Catches

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Average Length

1.0 ft

Maximum Length

3.9 ft

Maximum Weight

88.4 lbs

Depth Range

0.0 - 95.1 ft

Temperature Range

37.4 - 95.0 ºF

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Common carp

Yavapai County, Arizona

Fezile Dabi, Free State

249 Catches

4.0

(9)

Modderfontein Reserve Lake

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

-26.760543, 27.693867

-26.872519, 27.395938

Top Baits For Catching Common carp

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Corn

4.0

(263)

1.9K Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1250)

733 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

4.0

(262)

676 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(1162)

562 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

4.0

(319)

90 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Maggots

4.0

(57)

88 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Maggots

4.0

(74)

83 Catches

Lures by Pautzke Fire Corn Yellow

4.0

(9)

42 Catches

Recently Caught Common carp

Daniel du Plessis

6 hours ago

•

Cape Winelands, Western Cape

Nice crap freelining bread

Species Common carp

Weight 2 lb 14 oz

Gear 1

3 likes

Daniel du Plessis

6 hours ago

•

Cape Winelands, Western Cape

Ended up weighing him 2.1kg. Freelining bread

Species Common carp

Weight 4 lb 10 oz

Gear 1

3 likes • 1 comment

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Janu du Toit

9 hours ago

•

Bojanala, North West

Species Common carp

Weight 4 lb 8 oz

7 likes

Ruan Jonas

8 hours ago

•

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Species Common carp

Weight 16 lb 16 oz

4 likes

Desmond McNett

1 day ago

•

Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Snagged this carp. Second fish of the day, but didn’t get a pic of my 20in walleye before he flopped into the water

Species Common carp

4 likes

Daniel du Plessis

1 day ago

•

Cape Winelands, Western Cape

Freeling bread

Species Common carp

Weight 3 lb 1 oz

Gear 1

5 likes

Daniel du Plessis

1 day ago

•

Cape Winelands, Western Cape

Freelining bread

Species Common carp

Weight 2 lb 3 oz

Gear 1

5 likes

Peter Zeilhofer

1 day ago

•

Dr Kenneth Kaunda, North West

Species Common carp

13 likes • 2 comments

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