Carp Fishing

Carp is a common name for various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish originally from Eurasia and southeast Asia. Some consider all cyprinid fishes carp and the family Cyprinidae itself is often known as the carp family. In colloquial use, however, carp usually refers only to several larger cyprinid species such as Cyprinus carpio (common carp), Carassius carassius (Crucian carp), Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (silver carp), and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp). Carp have long been an important food fish to humans, as well as popular ornamental fishes (koi and goldfish). As a result, carp have been introduced to various locations, though with mixed results.

Carp Fishing Books

Carp Fishing Clubs & Associations

Carp vary from olive green or yellow green to golden overall and have silver to yellow markings on the underside. Mirrored specimens with enlarged silver scales along the sides and back can also be present in wild populations in Australia.