Hello, and welcome to the first entry.
First up, maybe I should start with an introduction. My Name is David, I am currently 45yo and I live in St Helens Park with my wife Cheryl and my plethora of pets (2 cats, 2 chickens, 1 frog and my mother in law and her 2 dogs), it’s a crowded little house. I work in a public library 50 kilometers from home so I have a long commute. I have a few hobbies so I am never bored. Carp fishing (my newest hobby) is very new to me, though I have fished for various salt water species nearly all of my life...
CARP
The Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a native fish to Europe and Asia where they are a popular angling target due to their large size and fighting ability on light fishing gear. However in Australia (and other counties) they are considered a significant pest. They were probably brought over from Europe as an ornamental species in the mid 1800s' and have since made just about every fresh water River, stream and pond their home. In some areas carp make up 90% of the fish species.
Impacts:
Carp are responsible for the degradation of water quality as the dig up the water bed searching for food. This degradation causes native species to die off due to increased turbidity decreasing the ability to sight feed, lack of food as weed beds the are homes to the plankton, shrimp and other small animals are ripped up or die off due to the lack of light making it through the water.
Carp are also responsible for erosion as the undermine the river banks (their normal feeding area) while searching for food.
The NSW law currently states that while the species is considered a pest it is not illegal to return them to the water from where they are caught. I believe however that you'd be doing the environment a favor by humanely killing any carp that you catch.
More reading is available on these web pages:
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/carp/general-information
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/carp/what-you-can-do
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/carp/groups/recreational-fishers
First up, maybe I should start with an introduction. My Name is David, I am currently 45yo and I live in St Helens Park with my wife Cheryl and my plethora of pets (2 cats, 2 chickens, 1 frog and my mother in law and her 2 dogs), it’s a crowded little house. I work in a public library 50 kilometers from home so I have a long commute. I have a few hobbies so I am never bored. Carp fishing (my newest hobby) is very new to me, though I have fished for various salt water species nearly all of my life...
CARP
The Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) is a native fish to Europe and Asia where they are a popular angling target due to their large size and fighting ability on light fishing gear. However in Australia (and other counties) they are considered a significant pest. They were probably brought over from Europe as an ornamental species in the mid 1800s' and have since made just about every fresh water River, stream and pond their home. In some areas carp make up 90% of the fish species.
Impacts:
Carp are responsible for the degradation of water quality as the dig up the water bed searching for food. This degradation causes native species to die off due to increased turbidity decreasing the ability to sight feed, lack of food as weed beds the are homes to the plankton, shrimp and other small animals are ripped up or die off due to the lack of light making it through the water.
Carp are also responsible for erosion as the undermine the river banks (their normal feeding area) while searching for food.
The NSW law currently states that while the species is considered a pest it is not illegal to return them to the water from where they are caught. I believe however that you'd be doing the environment a favor by humanely killing any carp that you catch.
More reading is available on these web pages:
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/carp/general-information
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/carp/what-you-can-do
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/pests-diseases/freshwater-pests/species/carp/groups/recreational-fishers
FISHING FOR CARP
The species in its natural habitat can reach 1.2 meters in length and up to 60 kilograms, but its natural habitat is not in this country. Here in Australia the species is know to grow well over 10kg with 4-6kg fish being quite common. All this equates to an absolute blast for fishing, especially on light gear!
Catching carp couldn’t be easier, and just about anyone with some fishing line can catch them. Carp catching is not an expensive past time as the simplest of tackle can be used. I personally use my Bream fishing rod and reel which is a light weight outfit that I can take anywhere. It consists of a 6 foot light action fishing rod and small spinning reel. Some people will still spend hundreds of dollars on this but its just not necessary. on the reel I have 1.8kg line (just monofilament of reasonable quality), this ends in a small swivel with a very small sinker just above it and a 30cm trace of the same line to a small size 4-6 hook. For bait I just squeeze some bread onto the hook making sure the barb/point is in the clear for a clean hookup. I also burley lightly with chicken pellets. Told you it was cheap!
You need a license to fish for anything in NSW. follow this link to information regarding this.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/licence-fee
Well off you go, time to catch some fish!
The species in its natural habitat can reach 1.2 meters in length and up to 60 kilograms, but its natural habitat is not in this country. Here in Australia the species is know to grow well over 10kg with 4-6kg fish being quite common. All this equates to an absolute blast for fishing, especially on light gear!
Catching carp couldn’t be easier, and just about anyone with some fishing line can catch them. Carp catching is not an expensive past time as the simplest of tackle can be used. I personally use my Bream fishing rod and reel which is a light weight outfit that I can take anywhere. It consists of a 6 foot light action fishing rod and small spinning reel. Some people will still spend hundreds of dollars on this but its just not necessary. on the reel I have 1.8kg line (just monofilament of reasonable quality), this ends in a small swivel with a very small sinker just above it and a 30cm trace of the same line to a small size 4-6 hook. For bait I just squeeze some bread onto the hook making sure the barb/point is in the clear for a clean hookup. I also burley lightly with chicken pellets. Told you it was cheap!
You need a license to fish for anything in NSW. follow this link to information regarding this.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/licence-fee
Well off you go, time to catch some fish!
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