Fishing For

Common carp

4.0

(1635)

24.8K 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

Mockbeggar Lake

50.878911, -1.778008

Yavapai County, Arizona

Fezile Dabi, Free State

Modderfontein Reserve Lake

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

-26.760543, 27.693867

Pretoria, Gauteng

Bojanala, North West

-26.872519, 27.395938

Top Baits For Catching Common carp

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Corn

4.0

(234)

1.7K Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Earthworms

4.0

(1135)

679 Catches

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Human Foods Bread

4.0

(218)

579 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Night Crawlers

4.0

(1061)

539 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Worms

4.0

(290)

85 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Red Maggots

4.0

(53)

74 Catches

Natural Baits by Worms Fresh Water Maggots

4.0

(62)

64 Catches

Lures by Pautzke Fire Corn Yellow

5.0

(8)

37 Catches

Recently Caught Common carp

Phindile Mposula

6 min ago

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City of Tshwane, Gauteng

Afternoon at Roodeplaat Nature Reserve Dam

Species Common carp

Weight 2 lb 3 oz

1 like

Kabba Green

15 hours ago

•

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Decent sized carp

Species Common carp

Weight 11 lb 1 oz

Gear 1

8 likes

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Kevin van Jaarsveldt

14 hours ago

•

City of Cape Town, Western Cape

Species Common carp

Weight 5 lb 1 oz

11 likes

Willie Jonck

1 day ago

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Nkangala, Mpumalanga

Species Common carp

Weight 6 lb 2 oz

5 likes

Kardoes Schoeman

1 day ago

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Thabo Mofutsanyane, Free State

Species Common carp

11 likes

Roche Burger

1 day ago

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City of Johannesburg, Gauteng

Species Common carp

5 likes

Irene Whiteley

1 day ago

•

Uthukela, KwaZulu-Natal

Species Common carp

9 likes

Daniel Vialls

1 day ago

•

Havering, England

Lovely £24 took me for a massive fight early catch

Species Common carp

Weight 24 lb

13 likes • 1 comment

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