Fishing For

Common carp

4.0

(1712)

25.8K 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

243 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

(243)

1.8K Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1160)

708 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

4.0

(234)

617 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(1089)

546 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

4.0

(298)

86 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Maggots

4.0

(54)

82 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Maggots

4.0

(64)

71 Catches

Lures by Pautzke Fire Corn Yellow

5.0

(8)

40 Catches

Recently Caught Common carp

Andrew Frame

17 hours ago

•

Dane County, Wisconsin

Species Common carp

7 likes

Enem Van Wyk

22 hours ago

•

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Species Common carp

Weight 6 lb 10 oz

8 likes • 1 comment

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S1gm4 F!sh

14 hours ago

•

Durham, Ontario

🚨😤YOO AN ABSOLUTE HOG!!!😤🚨 I got a stronger line and was able to land what was easily the biggest fish of my life! The fish actually got me snagged about 3 times because of all the lilly pads. Turns out that they fight pretty well👍

Species Common carp

Weight 20 lb

Gear 2

8 likes • 2 comments

Enem Van Wyk

23 hours ago

•

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Species Common carp

Weight 6 lb 6 oz

7 likes • 1 comment

Yupheng Xiong

21 hours ago

•

Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Species Common carp

Weight 15 lb 3 oz

7 likes

Luann Odendaal

1 day ago

•

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Species Common carp

Weight 5 lb

11 likes

Luann Odendaal

1 day ago

•

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Species Common carp

Weight 4 lb 15 oz

Gear 1

13 likes

Arlyss Anderson

1 day ago

•

Alamosa County, Colorado

Nice carp, didn’t really fight

Species Common carp

Weight 3 lb

Gear 1

9 likes

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