queensland 25lb NPD Carp

[Dinodadog]

Have a look at what I stumbled across washed up on the bank out at NPD this arvo. It was nearly 1m long and around 25lb or 14kg with a heap of eggs hanging out of it. The tail span was about 30cm.

My mate called the rangers and they come down to pick it up and take it away for further investigation. One of the rangers worked on the dam wall when it was built and said he used to see the carp swimming about. He also said he has picked up 3 dead ones since the dam was built, he thought all the rest had died years ago. They were happy to retrieve it and save all those eggs from getting into the dam.

Dinodadog [img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/fish_and_more006.jpg

[Dinodadog]

[img size=448]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/fish_and_more003.jpg

[Plastic Man]

good work on not letting those egg back into the dam karma to ya for that when i get it back dam thats a big carp what area was that in mate?

[Dinodadog]

Hi Andrew, In a little backwater between Forgans and Bullochy.

[STU]

Stinkin carp

[rayke1938]

That is a big mother.

Ray

[James W]

thats no moon..thats a space station.....

corect me if im wrong..is that a koi?!!!! man that sux that they r in there....:ohmy:

[Tim a]

Thats massive!!! wouldn't hooking into that infact !

[AlsHilux]

jimmy, coi is carp mate. The different colouration is due to different diet, kinda like if you have goldfish but don't raise them on goldfish flakes, they tend to be a dark bronze colour.

[James W]

yer sorry mate...i knew koi was a carp..but is it a koi?...like its not the norm carp is it?

[chubbstar]

Not good. I'm nt sure if any of you guys know but a few lakes in Tassie got drained some years back because of Carp. Frig'n things stuffed up one of the best Trout lakes in Tassie.

Story go's that some people (forigners) bought land beside the lake and did'nt like fishermen using thier land to fish from. So they let a number of Goldfish (Carp) go in the lake to kill the Trout:blink: Worked a treat.

Honestly some people:dry:

[Brian D]

Only good carp is a dead carp so Dino you found the right type.

Yeah Jimmy it looks different to normal carp. [img size=477]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/carp-bc06201da76bda063b23f76651b29c93.jpg

[werewolf]

Brian I recon Dino's carp would look just like yours if it hadn't been decomposing for a couple of days! I don't think its a koi. There are both euro-rubbish fish, but look pretty different.

[James W]

chubb- thats a horrible story:angry: ....thats brainless, to put goldfish in to kill the trout due to people fishing....cutting off noses in spite of faces:S

[Do$tylz]

1m???? Thats a bloody monster.

And yeah thats awesome that you helped stop the thousands of eggs that may have gone back into the dam system.

[namyau]

jimmybob wrote:

corect me if im wrong..is that a koi?!!!! ....:ohmy:

koi and carp = same family different species... japanes koi are much nicer, and have distinctive pectoral fins and dorsal fin

[viperon1982]

Just did some research on these pests and realised one of the 3 strains introduced into Australia comes from Singapore.. argh!! i feel bad..

I need to repent on behalf on my country, and by that, where's the nearest place from the city that I can fish these buggers!? I'll fish them and eat them alive!!!

[mackmauler]

lmao im convinced you will eat anything now.

now and again there are runs into some golf course lakes, i once had great success was into them with floated corn and bread.

the upper albert river can have them at times u see them cruising high in the water, a air rifle would be easiest.

[Brian D]

viperon1982 wrote:

Just did some research on these pests and realised one of the 3 strains introduced into Australia comes from Singapore.. argh!! i feel bad..

I need to repent on behalf on my country, and by that, where's the nearest place from the city that I can fish these buggers!? I'll fish them and eat them alive!!!

Go viperon go :woohoo: Singo the Elliminator:woohoo:

[roobs]

lake manchester is riddled with mega-goldfish. i'm not sure if the dpi lets you fish there though. there's lungfish in it too and if the rumours are true, someone put a few trout in there many many years ago- it's known to be much much colder than most impoundments.

[snag magnet]

lucky you got that out dinoB)