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Common carp

Cyprinus carpio · Carpa · Carpa

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Scientific name: Cyprinus carpio

Also called: Carpa · Carpa

What it takes: Boilieblat de moropaxufa

How to rig for it

Hair rig over a bed of particle bait
Surface-fished bread crust in summer

Best light: First light · Dusk · After dark

Depth: 0–10 m

Water temperature: 14–28 °C

When Common carp is in season

March· April· May· June· July· August· September· October

Where to catch Common carp around Barcelona

The marks whose ground suits this fish. Each one opens the detail for this species there.

River Riu Ebre a Tortosa The lower Ebro through Tortosa — the only stretch of Catalan fresh water with a worldwide reputation. Deep, slow river holding wels catfish over two metres and carp past twenty kilos, with zander, barbel and bleak off the town bank. About two hours from Barcelona, and the same Catalan licence covers it.

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