URBAN CARP FISHING FOR BEGINNERS - All you need to know

Simple carp fishing tips turns into urban carp fishing madness. Sticking within 5 kilometres from home and 2 hours recreational exercise only we scoped out some local residential urban lakes in our surrounding areas in search of carp. We struck gold when we when came across this urban lake and the action was crazy.
In this video we walk you through how to use simple baits such as corn, bread and worms we managed to catch 16 carp in a short space of time. Having a lot of fun whilst sticking within current state covid restrictions.
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[@Kinarr.]

Thank you for making this video.

[@fishingmad]

Glad it was helpful!

[@conpandazis9517]

Awesome fun!! Well done Champion, it’s just nice to get out an fish!! 🎣

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Con !! 100% agreed. Just good to be out there catching something

[@Doodsy1975]

Well done mate. Nothing wrong with catching Carp. They're fun and usually plentiful. Two good, action packed hours!

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Darren. 100% agreed, Its about the best we can do at the moment.

[@heathbonnici6972]

Another amazing vid Fishing Mad. Cant wait until these restrictions are lifted. Hoping to see some PPB kayak vids from you very soon.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks mate, really appreciate it. I cant wait to get back out PPB with the Kayak and create some more vids.

[@heathbonnici6972]

@@fishingmad Awesome, i cant wait

[@fishingmad]

100%

[@nghiaphan5025]

good fun

[@fishingmad]

yep, it sure is

[@davidgrubb8803]

Another great Vid Alan....

[@fishingmad]

Thanks David, greatly appreciate the comment.

[@jaredbuttigieg]

Awesome video Alan 👍🏼 good to see you back out there man. Yea these 5km travel restrictions are annoying. I can’t really go to many places and fish to be honest because of them. On Sunday the premier is supposed to announce some more info about outdoor activities so we will see what happens then.

[@fishingmad]

Thank Jared always appreciate your comments. Yeah lets hope we get some welcome news on Sunday.

[@gregorymcleod]

Hold in there mate these lockdowns in Victoria are crazy we all feel for you guys.

[@fishingmad]

Thank you !!! Greatly appreciate the kind words. Doing my best to still pump out content in difficult circumstances.

[@Lapse-a-lot]

You live much to me than i thought. Pretty cool to see a local place on here!

[@johnwilliams2711]

Sweet session! 😃👍

[@fishingmad]

Thanks John !!

[@michaelhoppe1311]

Another nice vid

[@fishingmad]

Thank you Michael !! Greatly appreciated

[@pinballguy7863]

Hi Allan love your videos after restrictions ease could you do a video fishing at the warmies rocks and Geelong st Helena rocks Try targeting snapper thx

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !!! I would love to do a few feature vids at the warmies and St Helens for snapper 100%.Stay tuned, ill get something out once restrictions are lifted

[@chrisvic5017]

Manor lakes awesome

[@IngramLIVE]

What's the name of the lake? I'm from westside of melbourne and usually fish along altona and williamstown... Wouldn't mind catching some carp? Great video! Hope we get out of this lock down soon!

[@boomer_bob6493]

Hang in there mate, just think what the restrictions will have done for the fisheries. Mind you I think they will need armed guards at the boat ramps when the restrictions are lifted to keep things in order.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !!! I think you might be right the boat ramps will be crazy when they open things back up.

[@konchristopoulos8661]

Such a good informative video ! I really want to catch my first carp or red fin , could u please tell me where this lake is ? Thank you

[@nickycrea6075]

Hi Alan, Great video, shows that you don't need to travel far to catch fish. Even though we don't have much choice. Also that lot of fish for a 2 hour session. Any tips to get the fish to come to you?

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Nicky, I'm doing my best in tough circumstances. There is always an element of luck when fishing, during this session we caught only 1 fish in the first 30 minutes than 15 fish in the following 90 minutes. I spoke to others who went to the same spot later that day and caught nothing. I wish I had a secret that made the fish start biting. Its just a case of rigging up correctly and doing all the little things right and hoping the rest falls into place. I hope that helps. best regards Al

[@rosevivian2816]

hey when the restrictions are over come down to Daylesford and do some fishing the lake needs more friends!!!

[@fishingmad]

Yep Im planning on heading back down that way soon

[@faizalfishingtv]

Nice carp in there dude👍👍😁

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Greatly appreciated.

[@liammills2905]

you should try float fishing for carp in calm conditions, it is a lot of fun, I have caught my biggest carp on a float coming in at about 2 kilos and about 65 - 70cm with a few bits of corn under the float, it is really exciting watching the float go under.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks Liam, thats great advice. I haven't done a lot of float fishing but agree that it would be a very productive technique

[@zacagius7366]

Great video Alan, what lake is that buf

[@gordonfukushima60]

You could argue that catching carp is essential !

[@fishingmad]

LOL Classic 100% essential

[@gregwilson6636]

Thankyou for the video bro,I really enjpyed it and found that you dont hesitate to give the people the good oil on bait fishing for carp. Would love to see a video on fly fishing for carp around Melbourne?! Ive had a crack at them at Albert Park Lake on the Fly with a Three time loser status but the yellowbelly have been more cooperative. Doyou go the carp on fly thing mate?

[@fishingmad]

Hi Greg thanks for the positive comment. I do all styles of fishing but will admit I really haven't done much with fly fishing yet. I have some mates who love fly fishing and who have been very successful with it. I have to give it a serious go one of these days

[@gregwilson6636]

@@fishingmad Cool bro! I think you will love it. Its fun n challenging just like lure fishing but different. All my best wishes for your fishing and media endevours! Love your work bro

[@johnladu7946]

Very good to be out fishing 🎣 but what the name of this place or lake thanks 🙏🙏🙏❤️

[@user-it7hk2ld7e]

Hi mate, do you know if there's any cup in Caroline Springs like?

[@Stuckinthen9neties]

I have a video request.. Trout fishing at Spavin Lake, Sunbury

[@fishingmad]

100% is on my to do list. Will likely be mid next year aligned with some stocking programs that ill work with the VFA with.

[@Munchie169]

That area looks very familiar...I do alot of deliveries for medium density at work..this looks like one of those new estates...any clues as to where this is? Cheers mate!!

[@ajsamson7798]

2 year later reply as I’ve just moved to this area from endeavour hills. It’s lollipop creek in manor lakes, going to see how it is tonight

[@MuffFlux]

Any trouble from turtles when fishing for carp? Is there any way to avoid hooking them when fishing freshwater?

[@fishingmad]

Thankfully the spots I fish I havent had to many troubles with them. I know they are a bugger to handle.

[@jamesa1994]

What lake was this there quality carp!

[@andrebritz4869]

Hey Allen would it not be good to have some lakes that will let us release the carp to grow to the big size we see in Europe and actually make it a real fishery and we can get more people into fishing?

[@fishingmad]

Its a really interesting idea. I know lot of people hate carp passionately and the thought of releasing them will anger them. I tend to agree with you i think in certain lakes in a controlled way it could work really well. Have programs built around educating people and taking kids to a spot where they can easily catch big fish. Its always a very interesting topic.

[@benline375]

I agree. Coming from the UK where as a kid I used to love carp fishing from common, to mirror to crusian. Great species to fish and I hate having to kill them over here but understand why. Is there a “humane” way of doing it?

[@youssefelmohamad5609]

hi Allan got a qwstion when do u thing the pinkies will start to come in

[@fishingmad]

Pinkies are fishing really well already. The past few weeks reports have been going crazy. Only issue is we cant get out there just yet. Plenty of people are out in boats and kayaks but i have no idea how you can be out in a boat or kayak for less then 2 hours. The fishing will only get better and better as the water temperature gets warmer.

[@legendplays4066]

what lake was this? sorry if i missed it watched the vid twice to find out haha

[@mapd6831]

That lake has changed sooooo much since I last went the water levels are sooo much higher

[@fishingmad]

Yep, heaps higher. Last time I was fishing there on the ground level, so much nicer up on the grass area

[@mapd6831]

@@fishingmad hope it’s still like that when I can go when the 25km rule is gone as it’s only 29km from me

[@Jakeyboi707]

@mapd where abouts is this lake?

[@Ewan723]

Hey mate, great video any chance u could tell me where this lake is or what suburb it’s in?

[@ajsamson7798]

Hey mate I’ve just moved to this area last year august, it’s called lollipop creek in manor lakes. Going to try it out tonight after work see how it goes cause I live a 10 minute walk away

[@ajsamson7798]

I always had a feeling there was fish in the especially carp but I didn’t want it to look like I was an amateur fishing in an empty creek. Only stumbled across the video today so yeah can’t wait

[@batmanforawhile]

Went for a fish along Merri Creek yesterday with no luck. What rig do you use for carp? Edit: never mind I hadn’t watched far enough ahead.

[@fishingmad]

LOL, I was starting to reply. I hope the video helped with rigging up. Let me know if you need any other tips

[@guccireserve6727]

Oi I said yesterday I was telling you did you catch anything I know it was spot in Merri creek where heaps of carp and heels

[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

Hi new to your channel great video footage thanks for sharing big thumbs up from me and new sub here cheers 👍🇬🇧

[@fishingmad]

Awesome, Thank you !!!

[@traviswarren1097]

Location? Ive only got werribee river within my 5km, so far no luck there

[@beeboy55]

hey mate im wondering how you dispose of the carp. do you put them in the nearest bin or take them home and put them in your personal bin? theres nothing worse than having the smell of dirty carp in your car

[@fishingmad]

Yeah i usually take a few garbage bags and dispose of them in the bins nearby. That way they dont need to go in the car. Some lakes actually have bins for the carp. People used to say take them home and use them as fertilizer. I did that once and can report they don't decompose

[@beeboy55]

@@fishingmad yeah i just dont like the thought of throwing carp in a public bin especially in the warmer months where it will stink out the area

[@fishingmad]

very true

[@Doodsy1975]

I used to use maggots for bait for everything. Bream, Mullet, Gars, trevally, and freshwater too. Carp, Roach and Tench loved em in the warm months. And I used to use Carp to breed my own maggots. It wasn't very pleasant and now I wonder how my mum and dad put up with the smell of rotten, fly infested carp hanging in the back yard!

[@fishingmad]

I can so relate to this comment. A couple of years ago I too grew my own maggots which were dynamite as bait on so many species. Especially bream, but also on trout, carp, gars, perch etc. I also dont know how my wife put up with it.

[@rangawithnofish6469]

hi alan just wondering what rods where you using?

[@fishingmad]

Combo i was using was a Savage Gear Salt 2 6 foot 6 rod 5-8 kilo with a stealth 4000 and 15 pound line. Much heavier then what i usually fish, but i know there are some big ones there

[@rangawithnofish6469]

fishingmad nice. a 5-8 is basically double what i normally run with

[@fishingmad]

I generally use a 2-4 or 3-5 kilo. Was just going a bit heavier on this occasion

[@danielsjovanoski580]

Hi Alan some great catches there i understand the rule that we can't put carp back because to protect our native species but when we are fishing in a pond or small lake where manly the only fish that would be living there would be carp so that's were that rule doesn't make sense in my opinion because once we remove all carp there be nothing there for us to catch at least they give us excitement

[@fishingmad]

I agree with your comment. In a residential lake that only has carp and no native species I think we should have the option to put them back in. And encourage locals to fish those areas. But the current rules are very clear that no carp can be returned to any waterway.

[@danielsjovanoski580]

@@fishingmad yeah 100% in the us they changed the law about the common carp that you can put them back as they done a study and found out that the carp don't endanger the native species

[@fishingmad]

That's really interesting, thanks for letting me know. I will do some research on it. I think we could learn a lot about it.

[@nickycrea6075]

@@danielsjovanoski580 I think damming rivers has endangered the natives more than carp.

[@JacqueRamon]

There's a lake down the road from me with big carp in it but they are just not interested at all. They won't take anything, corn, cheese, bread, soft plastics, weighted, unweighted, it doesn't see to matter. Do you have theories as to why they won't bite?

[@bfswdab]

Pre bait area and use hair rig

[@rojohm6219]

Well done and great fishing but remember the idiocy of the lockdown and the impact on humanity! Don't let it happen again!

[@kobiefletcher2310]

Hello I am just wondering how far do you cast out

[@fishingmad]

Hi Kobie, not far out at all. 15-20 meters thats about it

[@kobiefletcher2310]

@@fishingmad thank you because I do Alot of fishing there and only catch small

[@trevorruth9941]

Bring your line size down and you will have more fun with thease fish i fish 4_6 pound mono when carp fishing but good vid thankyou for focusing on thease fish as a lot don't.

[@69leotai]

where is this place Allan

[@dherreich8489]

Where was this?

[@davidholyoake5767]

Hang in there Allan. Hopefully the nongs will follow the rules.

[@fishingmad]

Thanks David !!

[@dcstealth11111]

can you please do a fishing session target eels please not many Melbourne eel fans out there

[@fishingmad]

Its a great idea, got my sights set on snapper right now, but ill try and pull something together soon.

[@dcstealth11111]

@@fishingmad do you have private lessons for sale i live near you

[@fishingmad]

I was doing private lessons but because of COVID restrictions and new insurance regulations I haven't been able to do them. Instead I built a new members area which has regular workshops, Q&A sessions and more. Very detailed educational helpful content. Also looking to add some live sessions with members. The link to that is here fishingmad.com.au/member hopefully that will help. All the workshops are member suggested topics and have some very cool giveaways every month too .

[@dcstealth11111]

@@fishingmad thanks alan for your help i will look into it i hope just to find some location for carp and eels thankyou again but saltwater ain't my thing

[@fishingmad]

We do all types of fishing salt, estuary fresh. What area roughly and i might be able to give you some location suggestions

[@coreymcguire1999]

Where is this lake?

[@jesselungbaw4561]

Where is this 🙀🙀🙀🙀 plssss I wanna fish

[@Aarons_Fishing]

what place is that

[@MrHoverboardRider1]

It’s Manor Lakes

[@leonardpersin4255]

Seems like you’ve been watching too much tv Alan with that chin strap you’re wearing outside. Great video tho mate

[@fishingmad]

Hi Leonard, This was filmed last year when wearing masks outside was mandatory by state government, I certainly dont agree with the rules, media companies and police were enforcing this in the areas I fish/film and I cant afford the fines and downtime. Thankfully now they are no longer mandatory

[@leonardpersin4255]

@@fishingmad hey mate appreciate the reply. I was only stiring but I agree with you.. I too am in Melbourne and cannot believe the bs they are trying to get us to believe! Enjoy the fishing mate speak soon

[@jamessmith4350]

are these fish edible?

[@fishingmad]

Personally i wouldn't eat them, But i do know people who flush them out then boil them

[@userefingname]

They're farmed in Israel and exported all over Europe for the table.

[@jamessmith4350]

@@userefingname oh cool! thanks

[@jamessmith4350]

@@fishingmad are muddy waters in melbourne ok to eat fish from?

[@nickycrea6075]

​@@jamessmith4350 I suggest you use your discretion, fish in general, yes they're ok to eat but some lakes, or river are polluted and I wouldn't. If the water is green or there's dead fish floating maybe don't eat the fish. Also there's plenty of better fish to eat these, people tend to target these cause they fight hard.

[@StinkyWizzleTits]

I live not far from Manor Lakes (Wyndham Vale). I can understand how the Manor Lake (?) can get crappy fish in it as its fed, I think off of Lollypop Creek which is an old water way. But there's a lot of man made duck poop filled lakes and ponds made for housing estates that have fish in them. One I know of is up on a hill and isn't very big at all and it still has Carp in it. HOW THE HELL do they get fish in them? I know some people like to catch and eat Carp. Are they deliberately putting Carp eggs in these small duck ponds? I thinks after humans have died out the world will be populated by cockroaches and CARP!

[@darrynworthy7129]

well i hope you all in Melbourne remember what Andrews did, and vote him out, us country people are as further away or more than you people in Melbourne are, and Andrews wouldn’t et us go far either, and Andrews doesn’t care about us country people, as we dont have enough votes to worry him. Remember he said i do not understand why for any reason anyone needs too fish. That’s it he doesn’t get we supply food too our families. He is letting duck season open for 20 days, 2 per day, no teal, which is the main species we take in Victoria. how can we feed a family on 2 ducks, and 95% we can’t hunt, and fishing ect is next, you heard him, no reason to fish at all!!!!!!! Eg: imagine if he banned all speciesof fish, and let you only take 2 whitting a day for 20 days for the year, and you could only fish 5% of the sea water in victoria only on the southern most coast. That’s what he has done to duck hunting. Fishing is next the labor greens want it all banned.you seen the crazy marine parks, propergandah is used, and greens are winning hands down.

[@fishingmad]

I hear ya, you some really good points Darryn. I was advocating locally to have any ban on fishing removed, and lots of others were also very passionate about this as well.