In reply to Post #15
Which was the initial attraction of course...
I had no idea about the aussies and the carp. But after the rabbits it doesn't surprise me. The Spanish though? Does that mean all those river ebro trip companies are going to be scuppered? Always fancied doing one of those
Which was the initial attraction of course...
I had no idea about the aussies and the carp. But after the rabbits it doesn't surprise me. The Spanish though? Does that mean all those river ebro trip companies are going to be scuppered? Always fancied doing one of those
In reply to Post #6
And a lot of outraged carp anglers were in the “nail a bream to a tree” or “drop kick tench back in” brigade.....
And a lot of outraged carp anglers were in the “nail a bream to a tree” or “drop kick tench back in” brigade.....
In reply to Post #16
I had the beer goggles on and didn't sober up for years
.A few lads I know went to the Ebro a few years back and could not believe the carp hardly got fished for,everyone wanted the big cats
I had the beer goggles on and didn't sober up for years
.A few lads I know went to the Ebro a few years back and could not believe the carp hardly got fished for,everyone wanted the big cats
In reply to Post #17
Not the tench!
Beautiful fish. Much nicer than carp....
Not the tench!
Beautiful fish. Much nicer than carp....
In reply to Post #11
Sorry, as far as the USA is concerned I was referring to the Asian carp that are a problem there not Cyprinus carpio.
Sorry, as far as the USA is concerned I was referring to the Asian carp that are a problem there not Cyprinus carpio.
In reply to Post #19
Gratuitous name drop.....
Once fished next to Hutchy and Mally. Someone had a decent tench so pics were going to be taken. Hutchy wanted to try his new “anti red-eye” camera, but I said there was no point.
“Why's that?” said Rod.
‘Its a Tench” I said
Massively funny at the time, must've been something in the tea.......
Gratuitous name drop.....
Once fished next to Hutchy and Mally. Someone had a decent tench so pics were going to be taken. Hutchy wanted to try his new “anti red-eye” camera, but I said there was no point.
“Why's that?” said Rod.
‘Its a Tench” I said
Massively funny at the time, must've been something in the tea.......
In reply to Post #4
They do the Cane Toad
They do the Cane Toad
In reply to Post #21
In reply to Post #21
That is actually quite funny.
That is actually quite funny.
In reply to Post #20
Agree on that,,!
Agree on that,,!
Pretty much everything is an invasive species in Australia even the majority population 😉
My brother lives in Brisbane. Before he moved, he was an avid carp angler. He's had 10 sessions this year and blanked every time despite prebaiting
In reply to Post #27
Tell him to get a dead bait in the river for the small bull sharks... and take some long forceps
Tell him to get a dead bait in the river for the small bull sharks... and take some long forceps
Hi All,
Any students out there looking to do thesis or dissertations on "fake news" or the power of disinformative politics this is the topic and it's been going on for decades.
If you believe the Australian government, lakes, ponds, rivers and inland seas in Europe should be stagnant cesspools of death because of carp. Some of their statements are quite frankly laughable.
DEFRA (the AU version of the EA) have done a controlled release of KHV and they recorded a 51% cull rate.
They have also done a cull consequence test by dumping 20 tons of dead carp into a 1000 hectare wetland. Stated by them, the water turned black and recorded close to 0% oxygen levels during the 1 year trial, there was a 99% cull of all sub surface species and fauna and a "distinct" detrimental effect on all surrounding wildlife and birds.
With some estimates stating 1 billion tons of carp in Australian waters, any mass KHV release would be a national environmental disaster beyond all proportions.
(Just my opinion, with some facts)
Best
Jon
Any students out there looking to do thesis or dissertations on "fake news" or the power of disinformative politics this is the topic and it's been going on for decades.
If you believe the Australian government, lakes, ponds, rivers and inland seas in Europe should be stagnant cesspools of death because of carp. Some of their statements are quite frankly laughable.
DEFRA (the AU version of the EA) have done a controlled release of KHV and they recorded a 51% cull rate.
They have also done a cull consequence test by dumping 20 tons of dead carp into a 1000 hectare wetland. Stated by them, the water turned black and recorded close to 0% oxygen levels during the 1 year trial, there was a 99% cull of all sub surface species and fauna and a "distinct" detrimental effect on all surrounding wildlife and birds.
With some estimates stating 1 billion tons of carp in Australian waters, any mass KHV release would be a national environmental disaster beyond all proportions.
(Just my opinion, with some facts)
Best
Jon
In reply to Post #29
I watched a documentary on the Murray Cod a few months back, it showed that it's starting to make come back from the brink of extinction, mainly in the river were there was an abundant food source – Carp!
I watched a documentary on the Murray Cod a few months back, it showed that it's starting to make come back from the brink of extinction, mainly in the river were there was an abundant food source – Carp!