Fishing For

Common carp

4.0

(1575)

24.2K 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

264 Catches

4.0

(8)

Modderfontein Reserve Lake

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Fezile Dabi, Free State

-26.760543, 27.693867

Unnamed / Street Ln Pond

53.030861, -1.424423

167 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Common carp

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Corn

4.0

(229)

1.7K Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1121)

665 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

4.0

(206)

549 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(1050)

535 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

4.0

(289)

84 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Maggots

4.0

(53)

72 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Maggots

4.0

(62)

64 Catches

Lures by Pautzke Fire Corn Yellow

5.0

(8)

34 Catches

Recently Caught Common carp

Khulekan KB

1 hour ago

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Umzinyathi, KwaZulu-Natal

Species Common carp

4 likes

Hugo van Niekerk

8 hours ago

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My GF catches bigger fish than me😭

Species Common carp

7 likes

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Hugo van Niekerk

8 hours ago

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😍

Species Common carp

9 likes • 2 comments

Harry Clingen

1 day ago

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Nkangala, Mpumalanga

Species Common carp

Weight 5 lb 2 oz

Gear 1

11 likes

Emily Diehl

18 hours ago

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Saint Louis County, Missouri

#ThrowbackFishinPic #MissouriGirl #WaterIsLife

Species Common carp

10 likes • 1 comment

Hayley Pike

9 hours ago

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Corowa, New South Wales

Species Common carp

15 likes

Lee-vi Du Preez

1 day ago

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City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Species Common carp

Weight 21 lb 3 oz

11 likes

Fishing Boy

2 days ago

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Cape Winelands, Western Cape

Bite slowed down a bit. Anyway we caught a 2nd carp that was quite bigger than the first. The rest of the competetors is struggling so we actually stand a chance of getting somewhere.

Species Common carp

Weight 5 lb

Gear 1

22 likes

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