Carp fishing

does anybody know anything about it? i live in northern suburbs near lake joondalup which is a very large body of water. I assume their would be carp fishing opportunities, could sumbody shed some light on this topic.


Dean's picture

Dont think there is any carp

Sat, 2008-02-09 14:20

Dont think there is any carp in there, it dries out each year so I couldn't see how they would survive.

fishy fingers's picture

Pomme

Sat, 2008-02-09 14:21

Yer not a pomme by any chance are ya?

To all the virgins..............Thanks for nothing!

mako magic's picture

actually curious about this

Sat, 2008-02-09 16:30

actually curious about this too as to whether there is any local places, carp being pests are still great fun to catch and can put on a great fight i used to fish 1kg line for them in the yarra in melbourne and used to have a ball catching them up to 8 and 9kg's

mullafied12's picture

na not a pom at all mate i

Sat, 2008-02-09 17:57

na not a pom at all mate i just heard they where good fun to catch on fly on the fisheries website their is a section on noxious fish like redfin, koi, goldfish and it says their are carp in our waterways.

fishy fingers's picture

Ok

Sat, 2008-02-09 18:34

It's just that they do a lot of fishing for carp in the uk (not a lot else to catch)...Thought you may have been homesick!!

To all the virgins..............Thanks for nothing!

poddyfish's picture

your awesome

Mon, 2008-02-11 22:47

 rev it up hero head....

Bring Them Barra On!!!

Apparently lake monger used

Sat, 2008-03-01 17:52

Apparently lake monger used to have a decent population, don't know if it still does. Spotted a 3 kilo specimen sunning and feeding in my local duck pond last week, didn't know they were there. Won't be there for much longer mind you ;)

I use to catch them down

Sat, 2008-03-01 19:56

I use to catch them down near the Nicholson Rd Bridge in Cannington years ago. A couple pound line with a Quill float and very small hook, cant rember the size, used bread or dough for bait. Casted next to the floating lillies and weed, very relaxing fishing! We put them in a keep net then released them. 

rainbow's picture

Theyve just taken 400 tonnes

Sun, 2008-03-16 19:49

Theyve just taken 400 tonnes of the bloody things dead & dying out of our local lake.(COLAC)( Thats 20 semitrailer loads)because the lake is receding fast & getting too salty for them to live. There are still heaps of them littering the banks all round, but its too bloody muddy to get them unless by skiff while they are in still floating in water.
The stink can be F#*>"-~ awful depending on the wind!
Some idiots got homesick & brought carp out to Aust along with rabbits, foxes, sparrows, starlings & blackbirds!!
6 good reasons why I am moving from Vic. to WA. Yeah I know you got rabbits & foxes, but please NO carp!!

I`d rather be fishin`!!!

Buz's picture

Perry Lakes

Sun, 2008-04-20 23:48

Seen some XXL koi/carp wallowing about in one of the Perry Lakes when i went to the gardening expo a week ago. Was dead easy to see these things just swimming around. Might be a bit of fun on light tackle!

Son Of Irish's picture

there are a few in the

Mon, 2008-04-21 06:03

there are a few in the yanchep lake thing but im sure its no fishing

Dreamweaver's picture

North Lake/Bibra Lake

Mon, 2008-04-21 08:58

Many years ago I spotted a large carp in North Lake - don't know if they are still there. 

Colin

 

FreoBear's picture

Nah

Mon, 2008-04-21 09:19

North Lake / Bibra lake dry up now so doubt much in there anymore

Dreamweaver's picture

True Freobear

Mon, 2008-04-21 10:11

Actaully, now that you mention it, yes, they do (dry up). The one I saw in North lake was many years ago. In those days both lakes were constantly full of water. 

Colin

 

FreoBear's picture

Yeh

Mon, 2008-04-21 10:20

Water level down every year now.....some sort of weed taking over, looks like a paddock at the moment.

UncleStu's picture

carp

Fri, 2008-05-23 18:49

 Mullafeild /there is a couple of lakes more like excavations near midland I have seen half a dozen  good size CARP. Its not a nature reservend

and I havent seen a sign saying dont eat my goldfish sorry carp

It would be a shame if they got into the river so if you catch

one  make sure you do the right thing kill the mudd sucker

Drop us a line and ile give you the lodown where they are.

 

 

 

 

Cheers Uncle Stu

mako magic's picture

bring out the 1kg line and

Fri, 2008-05-23 22:11

bring out the 1kg line and have some fun, they good fighters on light line especially the biggers ones like 7 and 8 kilo

UncleStu's picture

CARP

Sat, 2008-05-24 21:50

Mullafeild obviously dosen't like the taste of carp

If any body else cares the lakes /excavations are at the corner of great est hwy and roe hwy  diagonaly across from midland brick

There is some good size fish in there.It might be a good afternoons entertainment . 

A good chance to pracice some of the finer points of fishing.

Rather than draging fish up on a winch .Which I would consider to be rather unsporting

Cheers Uncle Stu