![]() Remember, any carp caught anywhere in South Australia must NOT be returned to the water. ![]() It’s easy to catch carp and here’s some basic tips and tricks to make sure you get a few. A fresh caught carp from the Murray River How to catch carp Goldfish are related to carp but different and also a pest not to be returned to the water. Sometimes you’ll even land large goldfish in the Murray. Catches of spotted koi carp in the wild are rare. Sometimes they’re a much darker olive and sometimes gold. Carp are generally silver with olive green fins and backs but colours vary widely. They all compete with native species and stir up river beds in their search for food.Ĭarp breed in murky backwaters and sometimes reach concentrations of one million fish per hectare (of shallow water). They belong to the Cyprinid group of fishes which contains other pest species in Australia like goldfish, tench and roach. The carp species now prevalent in Australia are the common carp, European carp, koi, mirror carp, and leather carp. Widespread flooding in the 1970s and reckless transplantation mean that carp now account for up to 90% of all biomass in some waters of the Murray Darling basin. They were brought to Australia around 100 years ago but weren’t common until the ‘Boolara’ strain was introduced near Mildura in 1964. In the wake of a spate of delicious looking carp belly salad pics on Facebook, Outdoorstype takes a closer look at carp in the Murray River.Ĭarp originated in Asia thousands of years ago and spread to Europe as an ornamental and aquaculture fish.
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