Over the years walking in the mountains, I was always amazed by the amount of big fat juicy carp in the clear sandy bottom rivers like the Coxs. On my last walk I resolved to catch and eat one.
WHAT you say! they taste like mud!
well I say to you... is that something you are saying from personal experience? I can tell you categorically from my experience that they do not. Not when they come from clean water anyhow.
They do stink when raw, thats true... I gaged a bit preparing it, and I have a pretty keen gut... but once cooked... Beautiful, no odor, pleasant taste.... fried it in a bit of butter, nothing special, some nettle on the side, perfect.
You really should not be surprised, if you do even a small amount of reasearch on the history of eating carp you will see that people have been catching and eating this fish since records began.
It is still the national christmas dish in many Eastern European countries, and in fact the most farmed fish in the world for human consumption.
I caught mine on a couple of corn kernels, it was fun to catch, good to eat, and I will be doing it again! It is a menace and found in large numbers. Easy to catch, and puts up a good fight too!
So lets hear your carp eating stories, recipies and tips and tricks for catching.
I will post a pic below... if you look closely along the top you will see the carp, not one is under 45cm and thick as your arm! Why ignore this resource?
WHAT you say! they taste like mud!
well I say to you... is that something you are saying from personal experience? I can tell you categorically from my experience that they do not. Not when they come from clean water anyhow.
They do stink when raw, thats true... I gaged a bit preparing it, and I have a pretty keen gut... but once cooked... Beautiful, no odor, pleasant taste.... fried it in a bit of butter, nothing special, some nettle on the side, perfect.
You really should not be surprised, if you do even a small amount of reasearch on the history of eating carp you will see that people have been catching and eating this fish since records began.
It is still the national christmas dish in many Eastern European countries, and in fact the most farmed fish in the world for human consumption.
I caught mine on a couple of corn kernels, it was fun to catch, good to eat, and I will be doing it again! It is a menace and found in large numbers. Easy to catch, and puts up a good fight too!
So lets hear your carp eating stories, recipies and tips and tricks for catching.
I will post a pic below... if you look closely along the top you will see the carp, not one is under 45cm and thick as your arm! Why ignore this resource?
