S.A. Carp Frenzy
Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2017 11:44 am
'We're still shaking our heads': SA Carp Frenzy reels in 16,000 fish in one day
ABC Riverland By Isabel Dayman
Updated Mon at 11:58am
Carp Frenzy catch
PHOTO: In nine hours, 16,660 carp were reeled in from Lake Bonney. (Facebook: SA Carp Frenzy)
MAP: Renmark 5341
Organisers of South Australia's biggest carp fishing competition have been left reeling after more than 16,000 carp were pulled in from Barmera's Lake Bonney in just one day.
The SA Carp Frenzy has been running since 2013, but previous years have only seen final tallies of about 1,800 fish.
SA Carp Frenzy catch
PHOTO: Around 500 fishers took part in the 2017 SA Carp Frenzy. (Supplied: Kym Manning)
"They're very unexpected and quite amazing figures — we haven't even hit 2,000 [before]," SA Carp Frenzy organiser Kym Manning said.
"We had 500 fishermen and we actually pulled out 16,660 carp in nine hours.
"We were just astounded — there were so many little carp, you could barely keep your line in the water."
Carp numbers have exploded throughout the Murray-Darling Basin since a high flow event swept through the system late last year, creating perfect breeding conditions for the introduced species.
The bottom-feeders are often referred to as the rabbits of the river because they rip up and damage native underwater vegetation, reducing water quality, and suitable breeding habitats for native fish.
"They're like flies at the moment, there are so many of them," Mr Manning said.
"People were catching hundreds which is just ridiculous.
"We're still shaking our heads."
Mr Manning said he estimated the event had raised about $10,000, which would go towards funding projects developed by the local community.
He said the fish caught during the 2017 SA Carp Frenzy would be taken and used by fertiliser manufacturer Charlie Carp, as they are not good eating.
Carp Frenzy catch
PHOTO: A younger competitor gets creative with her fishing rod for the 2017 SA Carp Frenzy. (Supplied: Kym Manning)
Topics: pests, fishing-aquaculture, renmark-5341
CC would be proud
Damn lot of mudsuckers
Gra
ABC Riverland By Isabel Dayman
Updated Mon at 11:58am
Carp Frenzy catch
PHOTO: In nine hours, 16,660 carp were reeled in from Lake Bonney. (Facebook: SA Carp Frenzy)
MAP: Renmark 5341
Organisers of South Australia's biggest carp fishing competition have been left reeling after more than 16,000 carp were pulled in from Barmera's Lake Bonney in just one day.
The SA Carp Frenzy has been running since 2013, but previous years have only seen final tallies of about 1,800 fish.
SA Carp Frenzy catch
PHOTO: Around 500 fishers took part in the 2017 SA Carp Frenzy. (Supplied: Kym Manning)
"They're very unexpected and quite amazing figures — we haven't even hit 2,000 [before]," SA Carp Frenzy organiser Kym Manning said.
"We had 500 fishermen and we actually pulled out 16,660 carp in nine hours.
"We were just astounded — there were so many little carp, you could barely keep your line in the water."
Carp numbers have exploded throughout the Murray-Darling Basin since a high flow event swept through the system late last year, creating perfect breeding conditions for the introduced species.
The bottom-feeders are often referred to as the rabbits of the river because they rip up and damage native underwater vegetation, reducing water quality, and suitable breeding habitats for native fish.
"They're like flies at the moment, there are so many of them," Mr Manning said.
"People were catching hundreds which is just ridiculous.
"We're still shaking our heads."
Mr Manning said he estimated the event had raised about $10,000, which would go towards funding projects developed by the local community.
He said the fish caught during the 2017 SA Carp Frenzy would be taken and used by fertiliser manufacturer Charlie Carp, as they are not good eating.
Carp Frenzy catch
PHOTO: A younger competitor gets creative with her fishing rod for the 2017 SA Carp Frenzy. (Supplied: Kym Manning)
Topics: pests, fishing-aquaculture, renmark-5341
CC would be proud
Damn lot of mudsuckers
Gra