Fishing for Bullhead and Carp at the Upper Cooper River (Haddonfield, NJ)

[@weqrfawe1336]

awesome video! so cool how you went out looking for carp and ended up catching four different species, that shiner was beautiful :)

[@extremephillyfishing]

+weqrfawe Thanks, Will! I was also very pleased to land 4 different Species of fish that day. Truly a blessing. Hah. Tight lines!

[@fishindude27]

it was good meeting you leo. Glad I made it in your video!! enjoyed watching it.

[@extremephillyfishing]

+brady edwards It was great meeting you as well, Brady. As always, thanks for watching and following the Channel. Who knows...maybe one day we will go for some Crappie. Tight lines and fish on!

[@fishindude27]

Extreme Philly Fishing let me know I'm sure you see the size of the crappies I catch... 2lbers are a hell of a meal

[@BravoDelta-jb2pc]

The weird duck that you mentioned is a Muscovy (Cairina moschata). Native to South America. Great video

[@twoface2937]

Dude this video was one of my favorites i always enjoy seeing you catch catfish and carps!!!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Simpsorama50 Awesome! I am glad that you enjoyed it, Simpsorama50. Tight lines!

[@kevinsaiia7713]

I grew up in south jersey. fished Cooper river many times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@HookedfishinBlogspot]

Wow man that's some early season carp! Haha good video leo

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Hooked Fishing Indeed. Heh. Too bad I only caught one! On the other hand, I was pretty happy that I landed at least one. Thanks for watching, Hooked Fishing! Tight lines!

[@petersokhom2846]

Nice vid Leo!!! Can't wait for some ice fishing vids. And as always, its a pleasure to see your videos. Tight lines!!!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Peter Sokhom Still no safe ice around Philadelphia, Peter. But we will see! Thanks for watching! Tight lines!

[@vZorroh]

I love how you give tips and facts in your fishing videos. I was unaware that brown bullheads were venomous. Good thing to know before my next cat fishing trip. That trip could have ended badly LOL.

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Amplify Swift Thanks, Amplify Swift! The Bullhead genus - _Ameiurus_ - is usually venomous. It's not some kind of venom that will kill you. It's a type of venom that will delay blood coagulation and delay the healing process. In other words, when you get injured by a Bullhead, it's hard to stop the blood flow for the first couple minutes. Additionally, upon pressure, you will fell sharp pain at the site of the injury even if the outside is already healed. Tight lines!

[@crevice5369]

dont see why you dislike bullheads. they are honestly a great fish to catch in my opinion. also. the hooks you are using for those bullhead are much too small. id suggest an octopus circle hook thats about a size or two bigger than the hook size you were just using. also leave a bit more of the tip exposed on the hook and it can help prevent guthooks. but really you need bigger hooks for bullhead than youd think.

[@crevice5369]

i think 2/0 circle hooks are what you need but id need to check loll

[@mrtings]

This was the calmest intro ever 😂😂😂

[@Nikeair453]

I wanna see a crappie fishing vid!

[@vadimmustafayev4695]

Ya I want to see more crappie

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Bao Nguyen I tend to post polls on my SnapChat (ExtPhillyFishin), and Crappie lost the last two polls. On the first one, Common Carp won! On the second one, Catfish won. Lol. We will see...maybe I will go for some Crappies one of these days. Tight lines, Bao!

[@danielsweeney8036]

Hey Leo, I watch your videos a lot and I am subscribed. I really appreciate the tips and tactics you show in your videos. I have watched a few of your carp videos, but I cannot manage to catch carp. Where would you recommend I go to catch some carp. I don't care about size, I just want to cross a species off my list. I am located in Harrison township, NJ btw. Thanks in advance and keep up the amazing work!

[@TheFishingExperiment]

Random question. What type of net is that? It looks foldable and durable. I also take the bus / train to go fishing so it would be nice to have something like that

[@dude999642]

Great vid. Keep up the good work. Consider a "gun-dehooker" (cheap, plastic) that sticks down the throat of the fish and then you "pull the trigger" and it backs the hook out.

[@pollyfree]

WE LOVE U DUDE!!!!!! FROM MANITOBA CANADA

[@isaack4046]

POLLYFREE you live in Africa stop pretending you live in canada

[@isaack4046]

Freaking liar

[@MrGb4ever]

Hopkins pond is a forgotten pond in NJ....A long time ago it used to be stocked for the annual trout season.

[@extremephillyfishing]

+MrGb4ever I dug up Hopkins Pond's history a while back. A fascinating place for sure. Nowadays, not a lot of fish in it... Tight lines, MrGb4ever!

[@MrGb4ever]

Extreme Philly Fishing It`s ahsame they stopped stocking because it is a nice pond and the water quality doesn`t seem too bad either. I`d rather see them stock that then Rowand pond. In the fall the color around that pond is spectacular.....Tight lines Leo!

[@calebswenson]

great video as always dude love your channel

[@topwaterking6543]

love your vids! very informative!I would NEVER be able to remember the scientific names of all the fish you catch!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+TopWater King Thanks, TopWater King! Additionally, thanks for watching and stopping by! Memorizing their scientific names is a hobby of mine. Hah. Tight lines!

[@daltonbodway1862]

I live in Florida. So a long way away. But I still watch.

[@StriperPursuit]

I can't even catch carp on fishing planet lol!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+AddictedOutdoors Vang (Christ Vang) ^^^^ Hehehe.

[@crevice5369]

just play eurofishing or fishing sim world

[@John-ow1ii]

Love the new audio!!!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+John Rose Thanks, John Rose! Tight lines!

[@brianmoore4240]

Leo! great video bud. do you think fish survive if you have to cut the line? and do you have any advise in bottom fishing fast current rivers ?

[@brianmoore4240]

advice **

[@TheFishingExperiment]

Nice work Leo. I knew you shouldn't get poked by the fins on a bull head I just didn't realize they they were poisonous

[@extremephillyfishing]

+The Fishing Experiment I did mention in the video that they were poisonous, but I should also have mentioned that their poison is not deadly. Lol. Tight lines, The Fishing Experiment!

[@TheFishingExperiment]

Extreme Philly Fishing yeah I looked it up later on and found that out. Thanks again for the heads up

[@AmericanFishDude]

Excellent fishing!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+AmericanFishDude Thanks, AmericanFishDude! Tight lines!

[@joshorth367]

Hey Leo, what type of rod holders do you use? They look very useful!

[@weqrfawe1336]

+Josh Orth you can get them at any wal-mart for a few bucks, they are awesome, super compact and also super strong

[@joshorth367]

Do you know the name of them?

[@noahkitchen5310]

+Josh Orth the super spiral rod holder.....

[@joshorth367]

+noah kitchen thank you!

[@noahkitchen5310]

+Josh Orth I was just kidding with you, I don't think they actually have a name, but was said was true, you can find them anywhere

[@macs9252]

Nice pretty carp there leo🙂

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Max fisher Thanks, Max fisher! Tight lines!

[@thesuburbanfisherman2]

Super late season carp nice catch everywhere in the Chicago suburbs Is frozen

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Max Poloski Thanks, Max Poloski! At least you get to enjoy some ice fishing. Heh. Tight lines from Philadelphia!

[@thesuburbanfisherman2]

+Extreme Philly Fishing thanks man although I hate ice fishing how's the storm been around you ?

[@extremephillyfishing]

Max Poloski It's been tough. About 18 inches of snow. I wanted to go out tomorrow for a session, but I am not sure how successful I will be in even getting down there. Tight lines, Max!

[@imnotimportant]

4:10 That guy sounded like a crappy angler! LOL

[@metallica23341]

I've fished at Hopkins pond many times I never caught anything besides a little sunny after fishing for hours

[@markshane2686]

Leo what brand of landing net are you using in this video?

[@explorationoutdoors1512]

Great vids Leo

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Courtland Blakely Thanks for watching and commenting, Courtland Blakely! Tight lines!

[@parkerrescott4280]

Hi Leo, i was wondering, since the fish swallows the hook, would you ever consider eating the bullhead? i have went out fishing before and got about 15 and fillet them and fry them...they were delicious!!!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Drix I would not consider eating it because I am not a big fan of eating Catfish (my family does, however). Therefore, I would very likely keep them as bait, in case I came to the conclusion that they swallowed the hook so deep that they wouldn't make it. Tight lines, Drix!

[@zzzzkskskfheifnekekdmddmdk88]

Nice man!!!!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Fishing Kid Thanks, Fishing Kid!

[@collin2094]

nice carp!

[@extremephillyfishing]

+First-nameC Last-nameF Thank you very much, First-nameC! Tight lines!

[@HopskysLounge]

another great vid

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Hopsky's Lounge Thanks for watching and stopping by, Hopsky's Lounge. Tight lines!

[@rigosandoval5368]

Leo did you catch anything on the corn

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Rigo Sandoval The Common Carp was caught on the corn. Besides that fish, I think everything else was caught on pieces of nightcrawler. Tight lines and fish on!

[@ThrottleTwistFilms]

I wish we had carp around my area

[@extremephillyfishing]

+ThrottleTwistFilms It is a shame that you don't have them there. They are great fighters! Tight lines, ThrottleTwistFilms!

[@ThrottleTwistFilms]

+Extreme Philly Fishing we do have giant white perch that are pretty fun to fight, we also have some giant bass and a few huge trout and catfish.

[@Plasmaionz]

great vid

[@extremephillyfishing]

+DEEZ Nuts Thanks, DEEZ nuts! Tight lines!

[@GregAsdourian]

What type of line do you recommend for carp/catfishing

[@roblaird3910]

Where did you get that net. That's a nice bet and I'm in the market for a new one

[@chrisg1226]

Leo how do you handle catfish?

[@extremephillyfishing]

+crusader7 I think you can kind of see how I handle them in this video. For small ones, I just avoid the pectoral and spiny dorsal fins. For bigger Catfish, always two hands -- one behind its opercular flap to sustain its belly and another hand close to its anal fin. The first hand should never touch the fish's gills, by the way. Tight lines, crusader7!

[@pay-lakefishing1015]

a local paylake that we fish use to have them duckes and they would always eat our bait lol

[@extremephillyfishing]

+bassandcats 02 Oh yeah...they are certainly a nuisance all around nowadays, bassandcats 02. Hah. Tight lines!

[@pay-lakefishing1015]

+Extreme Philly Fishing yes they are lol

[@kaputon1]

You ever go to bulls island in new jerseys

[@kirbylee96]

anyone know what net leo is using? looks like a very nice foldable net

[@phillipwilliams3435]

Did u get a fishing lisence fish in New jersery

[@mikeycalixte9988]

what did u catch the carp on bro??...and I love it channel

[@Rebelution-nk5mp]

You should set the hook right away because all of the fish are getting the chance to swallow the hook. When you cut the line the fish have a very slim chance of survival. Especially since they were all gut hooked. Or use circle hooks.

[@melvinthefisherman]

bullheads are notorious hook swallowers. they can swallow the hook even if you set the hook instantly

[@extremephillyfishing]

+SOCAL ANGLER 1 First of all, I would like to point out that I am glad that you are showing some concern for the safety of the fish in this video. It's always good to care about fishes; after all, there is no fishing without them! As for your comment...there are many reasons why I didn't use circle hooks for this fishing session or didn't set the hook "instantly." I could go on and on to talk about those reasons, but that would be too troublesome. Thus, let's just focus on the "fish swallowing the hook" aspect here. As a multi-species angler, I am mostly catch-and-release. I also practice what is called "Selective Harvest" (you may google it for its definition). In this video, I think I was pretty fast when it comes to setting the hook up! Evidence of my words lies in the fact that not every Bullhead in the video was _"gut hooked."_ For the ones that swallowed the hook, I had two alternatives for the fish: (1) I could cut the hook and release the fish IF my conclusion was that the fish bled just a bit. In other words, its survival rate is maximized. (2) I could have taken the fish home for bait IF my conclusion was that the fish bled a lot. In other words, its survival rate was minimized. As you can see, just because I have released all the fish in this video, that doesn't necessarily mean that I release gut hooked fishes all the time! I evaluate each case individually and THEN I take the smartest approach. Now comes the main question here: *What are their chances of survival after cutting the line and letting the hook stay in?!* You mentioned in your comment that _"when you cut the line the fish have a very slim chance of survival."_ Unfortunately, that statement is too general. Also, what primary sources do you have to back that up? And ultimately, what is the meaning of _"slim chance of survival"_ in your sentence? Statistically speaking, what does _"slim"_ mean? Those questions *must* be taken in consideration when talking about this topic. First of all...to make your statement less general, let's think of the following scenario: we have three different Species that swallowed the hook. One is a Rainbow Trout (_Oncorhynchus mykiss_). The second one is a Smallmouth Bass (_Micropterus salmoides_). The last one is our Brown Bullhead (_Ameiurus nebulosus_). We have to now take in consideration that these three different Species of fish have different sensitivities when it comes to "survival rates." A Trout is more sensitive than a Bass, and both the Trout and the Bass are more sensitive than a Catfish. If you want to know why, I advise you to google _Childress and Muoneke's_ 1994 research paper on fish mortality. But anyways...that means that under the same circumstances, a Trout is more apt to die than a Smallmouth Bass, and both are more apt to die than a Bullhead. The following is data that was extracted from different research papers, and I quote: _"A much higher percentage of fish that are hooked deeply survive when the hook is left in and the line cut compared to those where a deep hook is removed. In the few scientific studies where the fate of hooks that were left in fish released by anglers were tracked, it has been learned that hooks were eventually shed by the fish or surrounded by new tissue. One study found that rainbow trout shed hooks in about 40 days. The study of 200 hundred trout released without removal of hooks 66 percent survived, of the 200 where the hook was removed 11.5 percent survived.In a 1989 study of smallmouth bass, study mortality ranged between 32.5 and 47.3 percent (depending upon hook size) for hooks that were immediately removed, whereas mortality for hooks that were not removed was 4.2 percent. In the case of juvenile smallmouth bass, the study found that upon dissection, some hooks were lodged in internal organs but that new tissue surrounded the hooks. The study further noted that dissected hooks exhibited minimal corrosion after 20 days. If you are wise to cut the line and leave the hook in, the fish will likely survive to be caught another day."_ Considering the fact that in terms of sensitivity Brown Bullhead is the least sensitive, we have that the statistical percentage of this Species mortality rate *must be* less than 4.2% of the mortality ratio of the Smallmouth Bass. That is to say that if I released 100 Brown Bullhead with swallowed hooks, considering that they bled little and the hook wasn't forced out, *less than* 4 of them would die. Therefore, as you can see, you are underestimating fishes when you say that they have a _"very slim chance of survival."_ Once again -- it depends on how much they bled and which Species they are. For Brown Bullhead in this video, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Tight lines and fish on!

[@FratBoyFishing]

What audio system do you use?

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Frat Boy Fishing I bought a MOVO microphone compatible with the GoPro Hero 4 Silver. Tight lines, Frat Boy Fishing!

[@scooterangler2998]

did u ever go to overbrook lake

[@extremephillyfishing]

Not at all, Scooter. Not sure where Overbrook Lake is located at, but you bet I would love to go there fishing one day. Hehe. Tight lines and thanks for watching!

[@rhdjdmda6]

lol my daughter said you're the catfish king

[@extremephillyfishing]

+james phosy Hahaha. Awesome, James! I do catch lots of Catfish here and there. Tell you daughter that I said thank you. Tight lines and fish on!

[@omar27834]

live small bullhead is some of the best bait i have ever used for flatheads lol

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Omar Rider Absolutely. Some Flathead anglers in Philadelphia go to small Creeks just to catch Brown Bullhead for bigger Flathead Catfish. Smaller Channel Catfish work great as well. Tight lines, Omar Rider!

[@Bagelstorm]

I caught a nice 10-15 pound carp with my utlralight 4 pound test. 20 min fight timed on my phone! Best part is i was targeting them on purpose using my light rod, and theres 30+ pounders here

[@extremephillyfishing]

That is awesome, Bagelstorm! Very happy for your catch. Congratulations! Common Carp (_Cyprinus carpio_) are indeed hard fighters! Tight lines and thanks for watching!

[@tanvir608]

Where can i find the best carp near here ?

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Tanveer Bhuiyan I am not sure where _"near here"_ stands for. Is it near South New Jersey? Or Philadelphia? But regardless, most of our waterways have Common Carp (_Cyprinus carpio_) in them. I would recommend you to really go out there with a few cans of corn and just try it out. :) Tight lines, Tanveer!

[@drb898]

You should have used the minnows for the bullhead

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Ab7Fut I did use the Spottail Shiner for the Brown Bullhead, just not alive. I decided to chop it and use it as cut bait. Tight lines, Ab7Fut!

[@jasonlittle4049]

is there channel catfish there

[@melvinthefisherman]

hey Leo that spot looks familiar

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Peter Scharf Indeed. I have taken you there before. Tight lines, Peter Scharf!

[@yklbfish3962]

Can you please try bullhead fishing with a gummy worm ( it works ) and use the same technique for carp ( it also works )

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Liam but I will definitely come out with some weird weird baits for the year of 2016! Tight lines, Liam but!

[@cloutmaster965]

u should try and buy a bite alarm, makes carping much more fun

[@extremephillyfishing]

+The Queen I know exactly what you are talking about; however, I am not a big fan of the European Carping style. As a matter of fact, I am a Multi-Species angler and not a "Carp fanatic." I may even use the rod pod, boilies and mixes, the 12 feet rods; however, the alarm is one thing that I'll NEVER use. It's not because it doesn't work or makes fishing less effective. Don't take me wrong! I would never use it simply because using bells and alarms is against my personal fishing policies. Hah. Regardless, I appreciate the suggestion, The Queen! Tight lines!

[@vvrriissvvllaadd]

nice video

[@extremephillyfishing]

+vvrriissvvllaadd Thanks, vvrriissvvllaadd! Tight lines!

[@jimmyvang4552]

The strange duck is called a Muscovy (correct me if I'm wrong)

[@isaack4046]

Jimmy Vang YOUR WRONG OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GET ROASTED OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[@jasepitre1334]

Hey leo the speices of duck that is. Its called a mascovey. Image search it and see if it matchs your weird duck. Btw my grammer is as derpy as it gets.

[@jasepitre1334]

We used to raise them

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Jase Pitre No worries there, Jase. It's indeed a Muscovy Duck. Heh. I found out about it the day after I took that photo. Thanks for letting me know! Tight lines!

[@stevenmoore4471]

When I was a kid we caught huge carpwhen the mulberries would start to drop into the river

[@dirtymikentheboyz5935]

That's was a hybrid chicken duck aha

[@adamseagroves6685]

Do u have interest in the geology of your fishing spots Leo?

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Adam Seagroves Only if it influences my fishing. Most of the times, it does. Therefore, I do look up maps and formations before hitting somewhere new. That applies particularly for small Creeks. I tend to study the history of the Creek and the soil formation, since the transition of soil components usually give me the transition of "rapids" to "deep pools." That is just one example, of course. Tight lines, Adam Seagroves!

[@thomaslongo3735]

Leo can you do another fishing simulator video?

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Thomas Longo There will be another Fishing Planet video coming up in a few days. It will be on Largemouth Bass. Tight lines, Thomas!

[@sethhatfield6293]

Should’ve fished that location on Halloween night...

[@coltfields8111]

their spines arent venemous it just pretty much just a thorn

[@njfishingBassBoys]

leo be very carefull in camden its the toughest place in jersey my friends cousin got his arm shot and ripped off by a gang plz plz plz be very carefull

[@extremephillyfishing]

+nj fishing Don't worry about me, Liam. Myself, I live in the hood (close to Kensington), and I have fished some VERY VERY sketchy areas in the past. I am comfortable with Camden. Tight lines!

[@felaa94]

Bullheads were brought here for meat purposes but they escaped and now there is a law that you have to kill each bullhead you catch because they are dominating in waters they are released to and pretty much eating away most of fish so you can sometimes catch like 400 of these within few hours 3-15cm at best as they grow only to 30cm in europe

[@extremephillyfishing]

+felaa94 I think you need to inform yourself better about Bullhead Catfish, felaa94. First, you need to tell me which Bullheads are you talking about. In other words, which Species are invasive? As far as Science goes, Brown Bullhead (_Ameiurus nebulosus_) and White Bullhead (_Ameiurus catus_) are both native in Pennsylvania, USA. You also failed to give me location -- some Species may be native to certain watersheds and completely invasive in other watersheds. The Brown Bullhead and White Bullhead may be native in PA, but be invasive somewhere else. An example of this is the Warmouth (_Lepomis gulosus_), which is a _"candidate"_ fish in PA but an invasive Species in NJ. Summarizing...your comment is too general and it certainly doesn't apply to every Species of Bullhead out there. Tight lines and fish on!

[@felaa94]

Oh sorry for not giving more information, i meant it in Poland and Ameiurus Nebulosus. it was brought here in 1885 and since then continue to spread in lakes and rivers. in some it i even dominate so hard that most of other fish are on brink of extinction

[@extremephillyfishing]

felaa94 I see! Now it makes more sense. Hah. Tight lines!

[@basketball421000]

Fish magnolia lake or Silver Lakeland Bristol pa monster fish

[@extremephillyfishing]

+Tim The Outdoorsman Thank you very much for the suggestion, Tim! As a matter of fact, I have fished those Lakes in the past. Maybe I will be going back this year with my GoPro for some KZbin videos. We will see. Tight lines and thanks for watching!

[@josefmonsibais1376]

that was a muscovys duck

[@extremephillyfishing]

Thanks for sharing, JFM Gaming 1. Tight lines and thanks for watching!

[@ronaldo7208]

You don’t release it because it is a liger

[@dustinhawthorne1372]

I don't know the laws up there but for channel cats I use chicken liver

[@extremephillyfishing]

Chicken Liver is definitely some good bait for Channel Catfish (_Ictalurus punctatus_) up here in the North, Dustin! Tight lines and thanks for watching!

[@daltonbodway1862]

It is a scoby duck

[@isaack4046]

Hwbakdirhebbabsbdbejw

[@clearwater54]

I thought carp are an invasive species that damage rivers & ponds

[@jamesaritchie1]

They are. But carp are not going anywhere, and the carp is the number one game fish in the world.

[@clearwater54]

James Ritchie alright cool

[@jeremiahhemingway6733]

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[@justinlong9552]

Hey Leo really enjoy the videos but I have 1 small request. please do not use the "GD" phrase so much

[@blakegarbett3233]

hey Leo why don't you have a car

[@lancecobb8608]

he talks like this. i wel b fiahing over dare

[@kevinsaiia7713]

I grew up in south jersey. fished Cooper river many times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@kevinsaiia7713]

I grew up in south jersey. fished Cooper river many times. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!