Fishing Techniques: Although regarded as a noxious pest in Australia, carp are being fished for deliberately by an increasing number of anglers. They provide good sport when hooked and, in many regions, are available in far greater quantities than the more desirable freshwater species. Carp are usually fished for with lightly weighted, un-weighted or float-suspended baits of bread, dough, maggots, sweet corn kernels, par-boiled baby potatoes, earthworms, shrimps, yabby tails or freshwater mussels. They can be readily attracted and excited by berleying or ground baiting with stale bread, soaked chicken-feed pellets, maggots or sweet corn. Carp are also taken at times on flies and small to medium lures. Regardless of how or where they are taken, all European carp should be killed humanely and disposed of well away from the water.

Eating Qualities: In the past, carp were regarded as inedible in Australia, however they are slowly gaining acceptance in some quarters as a table fish. Carp flesh is soft, watery and full of bones....