I caught over 200 CARP in TWO HOURS!

[@FishtalkVideo]

Good work, Rohan. Just a tip, for what it's worth, leave 8-10 carp in your bait net after checking it. They will scurry around and attract the attention of the rest of the school, and they in turn will swim into the net creating more mayhem. Good for the system!!!

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks for the tip Ross! Cheers mate

[@mickh6426]

in theory good idea but it is illegal to put live carp back into our waterways and yes i know they are in a net, if they can get in they can get out. again good idea though.

[@codz2304]

@@mickh6426 not illegal in Victoria mate just discouraged

[@comeatmebro3229]

@@codz2304 no in Victoria its illegal, in NSW its not

[@yep.fishing]

@@codz2304 according to VFA website Carp is declared a noxious aquatic species in Victoria, which makes it an offence to possess, transport or release live carp, or use live carp (including all forms of carp and goldfish) as fishing bait. Are you thinking of reddies?

[@robbiefishing]

I'm not sure what I laughed at the most. Your singing "The fish are getting bigger" or the second net with absolutely no carp in it. Haha Awesome video buddy.

[@RKJFishing]

hahaha thanks heaps Robbie

[@cameronbrown5615]

Great video mate - thanks for doing your part to keep our waterways sustainable. Legend 💪

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate. Sadly what I removed that day was just a drop in a bucket! There must have been thousands of them in that pool, let alone downstream. More fish to catch for me though!! Lol

[@Chucky-b7v]

Absolutely amazing, Rohan…. They must be there in their millions 😮. Good on ya mate.

[@RKJFishing]

Yeah at least! Thanks Wayne

[@zakijan456]

WOW they must have spawned like crazy during the floods, awesome to see some of them removed!

[@RKJFishing]

Yep they sure did, and they did it EVERYWHERE. It's crazy how much of the state is infested like this

[@LarrysFishing]

They're everywhere up here too. I estimate 400-500 have been taken out this week with my shrimp net while trying to catch the bigger ones. Nice job Rohan, looks like this is going to be a big issue in our area for a while. Cheers

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Larry, yeah it's gonna take a while to get them out, at least I'll have fun catching them though haha

[@lenlemaic7849]

We only get to appreciate the extent of the carp invasion by watching clips like the one you posted Rohan. The fisheries authority needs to be more proactive in carp eradication programs. Well done Rohan, for bringing this carp invasion into the public forum.

[@RKJFishing]

Cheers Len! It's really bad in most rivers that had flood events recently. Maybe some more electrofishing after these type of events would be helpful

[@bushfishncook2128]

I feel fisheries should be electro fishing more carp at places like this... Well done on doing your part for the system Rohan 🎣🎣🎣🎣💪 Good to see some other people have been helping out as well Wooohooo a new species haha how cool, I hooked my first mirror not long ago, unfortunately he got the better of me on the ultralight setup... Great work as always mate keep it up 💪 PS I think people who can prove they have great knowledge of fish etc Should be able to pass a test and be able to cast net these pests, obviously just release any natives that may end up in the net... If you had access to something like that you could have removed thousands of carp 👍🏼 More need to be done to reduce these pests

[@RKJFishing]

Some electro fishing would help immensely I reckon! haha yeah but I'd still rather use a rod. More fun!

[@christophergold6056]

I think you are onto something there with the cast nets. Only authorise the many angling clubs in regional Australia to use cast nets in situations like this carp plague.

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@RKJFishing definitely more fun we just need another 99 Rohan's down there with you haha Then you could remove just as many as the electro fishing I reckon

[@TheThetechnician]

Wont make any difference im afraid

[@bushfishncook2128]

@@TheThetechnician your attitude won't help either If they could remove the redfin problem from the Edward river in NSW they can fix these problems... The real problem is they can't be bothered

[@sirskidney7998]

Awesome and insane all at the same time! Well done Rohan.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps mate

[@markissboi3583]

10:10 i thought it was a snake moving 1st up Ok its a bait net been tugged by all the small fish you caught .

[@markissboi3583]

Oprah nets are banned in vic & ? they have there reason's some left in dams over night stealing there yabbies or fish i guess or never return dead fish wasted

[@RKJFishing]

haha yeah the bait net moving on it's own freaked me out a bit at first! Yeah Opera house nets are banned in vic because they can injure and kill wildlife like platypus and water rats

[@hunterblacka835]

GEEZ ROHAN THAT IS A LOT OF CARP, well done

[@RKJFishing]

It sure is haha! I went back today and caught heaps more, I reckon there's even more there now lol

[@hunterblacka835]

@@RKJFishing probaly hahaha its been yellow belly and cod where I am in the lake at Lake albert wagga haha

[@ItsJustEhli]

Love the vid Rohan Keep it up 😊

[@RKJFishing]

Thank you

[@mickssouthaussieadventures1631]

Good job Rohan, well done mate. A lot of people might say it wont make any difference but if only a couple of percent of the fish you removed had lived to be breeders then there would be be thousands, possibly millions more of the vermin in that waterway compounding the problem.

[@RKJFishing]

A small dent in their population, but a dent nonetheless! Cheers Mick

[@19ZOLTAN18]

Nice work Rohan! Can I ask where is this? I obviously want to be a part of the pest control and my mate is Chinese and loves cooking carp. They have a way to make them “edible” which is impressive.

[@RKJFishing]

The whole river is chock full of them mate, since the floods it's carp central all the way from Eppalock to Echuca

[@gregmullins6927]

Good work mate!! keep it up and reduce those carp numbers.👍👍👍👍👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Greg

[@jasonlyons7329]

G'day mate me and my mates are really keen on trying to eradicate carp would you be able to tell us where they were located with trying to get them at their source the juveniles having trouble trying to find where they're breeding

[@RKJFishing]

Hey mate that's a mammoth task! Good luck. Unfortunately carp breed almost anywhere in the systems they are located in. Best I can suggest is doing what I did in this video, and find a spot where they can't swim any further upstream. The little carp love going upstream, they even try to jump up the waterfalls

[@captainfrank01]

OMG Rohan! If this is typical of the numbers that have bred up following the floods, there is going to be a major problem in the years to come. It will probably be right through the whole Murray-Darling system.

[@Urbanfisho]

We're gonna see some very OBESE cod in a few years!

[@RKJFishing]

Yep, they will definitely be a problem, but a lot of fun to catch at least haha. I do agree that there will be some fat natives around soon

[@wiebl5266]

what can you do with the small fish, put them into an aquarium? Why don't let them go?

[@RKJFishing]

In my state it's illegal to put carp back alive, we have to kill them because they are an introduced pest species. I can't afford to feed 200 carp in a tank lol

[@lunapeeps8929]

Hi, Rohan can I know where it is? thanks

[@RKJFishing]

Sorry this spot is accessed via private property so I can't share it.

[@trevorbennett2178]

Amazing video Rohan. Bit sad the carp numbers have exploded in many water ways and systems. The floods can be a double edged sword. Bit surprised that CSIRO didn't jump the gun and release the new carp herpesvirus to slow their march at least. But 200 fish in 2 hours is a pretty good effort. Cheers 😀

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks heaps Trevor

[@fishingfamilyfishbrain9400]

Hey mate where is this I'll love to get some of those out of the system great work mate

[@RKJFishing]

Almost every Victorian river is exploding with them at the moment! This is the Campaspe river though

[@fishingfamilyfishbrain9400]

@@RKJFishing yea I know mate might go barnadown way and catch a few

[@Vlad124___2]

hey man, where is that spot?

[@RKJFishing]

Accessed via private property

[@jamesa1994]

Were is this ?

[@RKJFishing]

Campaspe river mate

[@noelmcgregor8126]

How do carp spawn mate? Have you ever opened a larger specimen to see what they feed on!

[@RKJFishing]

I'm no expert on their spawning habits, but I do know they root around in the gravel and get all kinds of rashes from it lol. As for what they eat, a combination of insects, scum off the surface, mud, worms, and small crustaceans.

[@JawiiJiwaa]

Where is this place

[@RKJFishing]

It's accessed via private property

[@Tommy23_]

I was at kennington Reservoir today and caught 7 redfin under the jetty in under 5 mins can u do a vid fishing there pls

[@RKJFishing]

Wow nice job Tommy. I actually drove over there to go fishing 2 weeks ago but I forgot my worms LOL! I should be fishing there before the summer ends hopefully.

[@JDidus]

Absolutely love the vid Rowan! Amazing to see the numbers you're getting rid of. Any tips or spots to go closer to melb to have a bit of fun like this? Cheers mate

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Jayden! I've never really fished anywhere near Melbourne so I wouldn't know sorry!

[@christianmclean3331]

Hi Rohan You have no obligation to tell me if you don't want to, but I would like to know what spillway this is. Looks suspiciously like Campaspe River somewhere. Thanks. I

[@RKJFishing]

Hi mate, the spot is accessed via private property soon can't share it, but the entire campaspe river is teeming with them along with most other waterways that flooded recently.

[@brick4wdwilli]

Heres a suggestion for a good fishing spot chinamans hole it has carp redfin I think yellow belly and some cod

[@RKJFishing]

I don't know where that is! But thanks!

[@downunderfishing105]

And I thought my 32 Redfin in 2 hours was a lot lol great work

[@RKJFishing]

That's a great effort! Thanks mate

[@markissboi3583]

My younger bro 6am to 11pm say in a Vic lake a canoe a plastic wiggler 160 redfin full of eggs keeps fillets of what he eats the rest thrown back as he paddle to 2 guys fishing on the bank asked how many you caught oh over 160 and 10 paddling to you boyz :) they had caught 18 all day lake wallace near edenhope vic no camping but who has a ute ? :)

[@yep.fishing]

Seen a tonne of smallies at Psyche Pumps like this last week

[@RKJFishing]

Oh ok! I'll have to google where that is

[@yep.fishing]

@@RKJFishing Robbie did a video there a little while back. 15mins or so SE of Mildura. There was a little one on the surface flapping around and I pulled it out, it was missing most of its head. I think it passed through a pump that pumps water from the Murray into the lagoon or whatever

[@sg7392]

Another good video Rohan. Good fun must be a carp carpet in free.cheers Steve

[@RKJFishing]

Cheers Steve! I went back today and I reckon there's even more there now!

[@sg7392]

@@RKJFishing The hotter weather has probably accelerated them a bit unfortunately. The Murray Cod might thin them out a bit.

[@browntrout1156]

Wow super well done Rohan

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate

[@drpk6514]

They are great for your garden. Burry them deep. Imagine what a casting net would have done.

[@RKJFishing]

I'm not much of a gardener LOL. Yeah I reckon I could have got thousands of them with a net, they should make it legal in cases like this.

[@Sadeer911]

I wish I can find place like this with lots of carp because am a carp lover and I love eating them so if someone knows a place like this here in nsw You would help me and the environment :)

[@RKJFishing]

Hey mate that's awesome! I don't know NSW fishing very well, but the Murray River is absolutely packed with carp at the moment, if you can access that somewhere you should have some luck

[@Sadeer911]

@@RKJFishing thank you mate ☺️🙏

[@theimpaler5034]

@@Sadeer911where are u in nsw

[@theimpaler5034]

U can go with up Newcastle way if you want and I’ll show you how to get 30 carp in 4 hours

[@madivan3638]

Thank you for your efforts mate

[@RKJFishing]

Cheers Ivan

[@craigdargie6929]

Good job Rohan getting rid of all those carp. A good carp is a dead carp. It's frightening how quickly they can multiply. I hope the cod take advantage of it. Keep up the great videos mate.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Craig. Yeah same here mate, hopefully the natives get a great feed

[@trueaussieray9093]

Whole carp buried in the garden go bloody awesome!

[@RKJFishing]

I've been told that Ray! I'll have to try it one day once I have a garden lol

[@mimtong8828]

I fished where u are once but near the tree n got a 120 meter cod

[@RKJFishing]

wow what a beast! congrats

[@rhylee223]

how didn that carp not get away

[@RKJFishing]

They were slippery suckers haha

[@Northisbest]

Wow crazy this is goodies video I'm gonna watch now on lazy Saturday morning

[@Cityboy_au]

Awesome mate great vid 👍

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate

[@AndrewFishman]

Nice PB Mirror carp mate :D I have kept goldfish twice its size, but well done on getting one. It is an achievement to get smallest fish I guess. I have never seen a hook caught mirror that small.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Roo. I'm happy to say i've picked up a much bigger one since then!

[@AndrewFishman]

Mate, that was never the challenge! The challenge now is to catch one SMALLER! 🤣@@RKJFishing ps Congrats on picking up a proper mirror, not a hand mirror. I did not realise you had not caught one before. I just assumed from the cricket scores you rack up, you had one on the board. I want to head down your way to hit up some tench or roach. never caught either, never even seen them in the flesh Hope to catch up with you and Robbie while in transit, at least. Maybe fish for some silvers which I have not had the chance to do for many years, they are sadly absent from our region now.

[@jerrymaggard9748]

Well at least the day wasn't wasted all them carp you caught and put them to sleep. Good to see you back making video

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks so much Jerry

[@chriscoyne4827]

Wow I'm speechless great days fishing though haha. I 100 in the first check of the shrimp net then next check got 150 of them in the Goulburn river in Murchison. Then went to the spot where we went cray fishing the first time and got a lot of carp to the point my shrimp net was full and couldn't fit nothing else in it counted 450 carp

[@RKJFishing]

Haha sounds like you're having as much fun as I am Chris!

[@angelenaoghodge2235]

Me n my uncle n brother go fishing there all the time n we use cheese n catch massive cod but near the weeds

[@RKJFishing]

Nice job. I've caught a few there as well in some of my old videos

[@Lachiefishing144]

You should go back their in the holidays and get some more carp or goldfish

[@RKJFishing]

I might give it a look but the river is running very high and fast at the moment

[@Lachiefishing144]

@@RKJFishing well your lucky because up here in western NSW we are in a drought

[@Urbanfisho]

That's just FARKED!

[@chriscoyne4827]

Only words can say haha. Goulburn river is just wrecked I've pulled out over 700 carp easy just in the shrimp net over 2 day's

[@sg7392]

Just carped.

[@RKJFishing]

haha carped!

[@Urbanfisho]

@@chriscoyne4827 Bloody hell! NEVER saw it THAT bad before!

[@chriscoyne4827]

@@Urbanfisho nope I haven't seen it that bad. At least I can say I've caught my first carp last one I caught was back in 2013 haha

[@CuddlyBarkxo]

very good job, you are doing a great service getting rid of the muddy dogs 👍 The govt should issue a contract and payment for eliminating carp lol It’s a win-win

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks mate. Yeah I reckon something needs to be done as well

[@inlandfishingau]

Get the landing net an scoop

[@RKJFishing]

haha yeah I should have! I didn't have it with me

[@billyboy1441]

well done buddy

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Billy

[@ironforge039]

Great spot

[@RKJFishing]

It sure is

[@fishermansoffice]

Bit of pest management mate haha. Soo many carp. It's moments like these I wish cast nets were legal haha. Would be able to haul em out by the hundreds. Release any natives caught in the crossfire. Job done 👌

[@RKJFishing]

Haha yeah! I have a lot of fun catching them on the hook though

[@fishermansoffice]

@RKJ Fishing 100% haha, Ticked off a mirror carp too a few times haha.

[@shaunstorey9426]

Need to take a cast net next time

[@RKJFishing]

I probably would if it was allowed!

[@jeffbaade8480]

Good to see you mare

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Jeff

[@Lachiefishing144]

Well you said it was your fist mirror there was one in the shrimp net so you caught at least 2 mirror carp for your first that amazing

[@Lachiefishing144]

Sorry I commented mid video 10 mirrorsfor the time catching a mirror so cool there must be a big school in there

[@RKJFishing]

Haha cheers Lachie, yeah I reckon I ended up with about 10 of em. there's a few goldfish in there as well

[@Lachiefishing144]

@@RKJFishing I really hope u make a vid . fishing for goldfish at the weir

[@ezfishing3]

Hey Rowena I love watching your videos I was just wondering if you could start uploading a bit more because I’ve pretty much watched all of your videos

[@RKJFishing]

I should have some more videos coming very soon mate, glad you're enjoying them!

[@blainesellars1548]

Wow that’s crazy I think you’re gonna have to ring William power fish and because you’re the new world record holder stinky ass carp 😂 well done mate that’s amazing also scary really plague

[@RKJFishing]

haha. Cheers mate

[@chriscoates2399]

Plague , need more big yellas and cod

[@RKJFishing]

I agree mate, they would help eat the carp haha

[@diggersdentysonu.k.m.d8813]

Thats crazy as

[@RKJFishing]

I reckon!

[@petercarter6086]

Ha ha, you can catch as many as you want, it'll make diddly squat difference to the river 🤷‍♂️

[@RKJFishing]

It's sad but true. At least it was fun. Lol

[@daveboxwell3151]

Nice job getting rid of those pesky mud marlin.

[@RKJFishing]

Thanks Dave

[@kiarawhalen1544]

I'm thinking it's time to break some rules. This week I will be doing a scouting mission in my local creeks and see if the population boom has happened here aswell and then I'm going to buy some traps and a cast net.

[@RKJFishing]

Hopefully you can catch some mate

[@kiarawhalen1544]

@@RKJFishingCheers! New sub too, fingers crossed 🤞

[@bajadan2769]

chickens love carp bones and all !

[@RKJFishing]

I've heard that actually, but when I tried giving my chickens a carp they just ignored it hahaha

[@bajadan2769]

@@RKJFishing hmmm - my girlfriend cuts it up and cooks it with rice -- she has 100 chickens and they all fight over it !

[@bennuballbags2]

In certain spots the government should allow cast netting, I could clean that place out no worries with my 12 foot cast net. And you down have to waste worms

[@RKJFishing]

In cases like this it would be very useful! But I imagine people doing the wrong thing and keeping natives they net as well, it would be too hard to police

[@bennuballbags2]

@@RKJFishing Oh I meant strictly it would be the government doing this, or trained and licensed people who would be allowed to do it. You are allowed to use cast nets in other states but there sure are a lot of idiots who would be taking natives. Id love to go get rid of carp this way as I know exactly what carp look like....

[@peterhipwell4632]

Well done these carp are gonna be a problem for a long time sad too say let’s hope the cod and yellas gorge on them

[@RKJFishing]

They sure will be Peter! I agree about seeing some fat natives soon though hehe

[@glenbaker4024]

Every carp out is a step in the right direction, you just ran a marathon. I would have stayed all day until I ran out of bait or daylight.

[@RKJFishing]

I did stay after i turned off the camera and caught another 50 or so on the hook!!! Haha

[@mdmelbourne6076]

Doing the environment a favour mate, looked like a lot of fun though 😂

[@RKJFishing]

Haha cheers Jim, it was!

[@marccccc407]

crab/yabbie bait

[@RKJFishing]

Absolutely!

[@piticumihaita7980]

That's fucking horrible that they are treat like that in Australia other countries like to fish for them this is a sport not just for laughs and just to be killed is just sad that in ur countrie is an invasion species

[@RKJFishing]

Yes it's horrible but it's necessary unfortunately. The conditions over here in Australia suit them perfectly, they overpopulate and remove food sources from our native fish, as well as eat the eggs of native fish. We are required by law to kill them when caught. If I'm ever lucky enough to visit Europe, I look forward to catch and release carp fishing!

[@RKJFishing]

There were originally no carp in Australia, they were brought over here by the English a long time ago, and they have caused havoc here ever since.

[@mrFU]

I stopped at 11 will continue later

[@RKJFishing]

Hope you liked it mate

[@edgeofreason2710]

200 in 2 hours is a fish every 36 seconds.......

[@RKJFishing]

Hahaha that's unreal

[@garyjohnson1295]

Good on ya for taking the carp out, shit fish.

[@RKJFishing]

Cheers Gary

[@tombombadil4033]

Unfortunately,doesn’t matter how many carps we catch and pull out from the water,there’ll always be a carp in the water. They are indestructible 😢

[@RKJFishing]

Yeah you've got that right, I think they are there to stay unfortunately! I don't think I even put a dent in the school of fish lol

[@thesnake693]

i like carp fishing videos not this one,WHY would you kill those carp i absolutely hate you for killing them if their invasive in your contry they are not invasive they are a natural habitat.

[@RKJFishing]

Yeah I'm not risking a fine and loss of license just because you're not happy LOL

[@TheKyakka]

they are invasive all around australia and since our freshwater species are quite small they absolutely destroy the populations, there is a pond near my house that used to have hundeds of aussie bass but they have all been killed by tons of carp, and even though carp can make decent bait cut up, i woulda loved to fish for the bass

[@GeorgeSavile]

WAIT TILL YOU HEAR ABOUT THE CRAZY IDEA OF RELEASING THE CARP HERPES VIRUS. WHAT A SHAMBLES !!

[@GeorgeSavile]

You need to understand that fishing in Australia is COMPLETELY different to how the UK and Europeans do it. Fishing in Europe is all about finesse and fish care, where in Australia it’s borderline barbaric mostly