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Common Carp
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Other Names: Carp.
Locations: G Ross Lord Reservoir, Credit River, Harbourfront Seawalls, Leslie Spit, Lake Ontario near river mouths, Humber River, Rouge River.
Habitat: During late spring/early summer they run into shallow bays and up rivers to spawn. Roam the flats and the seawalls with deep water in Toronto.
Description: Looks like a giant gold fish with dark to light brown coloration from top to bottom. Broad shoulders with a powerful hind area and tail.
Size: Average is about 5-10 pounds. A 20+ pounder is one nice catch! Ontario record 38 pounds.
Food Value: Europeans enjoy the taste but Carp is really not worth wasting a meal on.
Game Qualities: All specimens pull hard and long. A better fight than a Channel Cat of equal size.
Tackles and Baits:
"Eating
size" fish in the rivers are good targets for light spinning
tackle and small baits, such as earthworms, crickets and cut baits.
For a trophy catch, try heavier gear, and live Shiners or Bream. Good rigs to use are the "Jackson River Rig", Float Rig, Hair Rig, and the Surface Rig.
Jackson River Rig
Float Rig
Surface Rig
Hair Rig
Fishing Systems: Still Fishing. Drift Fishing.
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