Fishing in Europe

[ClearCreek]

Some time ago I read an article on fishing practices in Europe and in the article it mentioned that, in Germany, it was illegal to fish close to brush or trees in the water. The reason given was that if you hook a fish and it gets into the trees and breaks off, the fish will still be hooked and most likely "tied up" to the trees/brush. This was considered inhumane to the fish.

Fishing for carp is very popular in Europe and has been for at least a couple hundred years. That is the reason we have carp in the U.S.. They were brought over to provide a protein source and provide reactional angling.

ClearCreek

[CTPanfisher]

Some time ago I read an article on fishing practices in Europe and in the article it mentioned that, in Germany, it was illegal to fish close to brush or trees in the water. The reason given was that if you hook a fish and it gets into the trees and breaks off, the fish will still be hooked and most likely "tied up" to the trees/brush. This was considered inhumane to the fish.

Fishing for carp is very popular in Europe and has been for at least a couple hundred years. That is the reason we have carp in the U.S.. They were brought over to provide a protein source and provide reactional angling.

ClearCreek

Interesting. Have not heard of that, but I'm not surprised.

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[tlefire]

If you catch a bigger fish, you gonna need a bigger bat......

[Jman5626]

I’m very curious to know what’s on the test! Feel like competency tests should be used for alot of practices, but fishing is a surprising one lol.


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[CTPanfisher]

I haven't found much info online, but the following is a mix of speculation and stuff I've heard from others. I think it's mostly fish ID, regulations, some anatomy and treatment practices, and the use of techniques that minimize risk to the fish.

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[Ketchn]

carp are said to be the number one food fish in the world , in that part of the world they take carp ketchn really serious ....
btw ,if you think they have silly rules , read my post on the must have a certain color float in the nw usa to ketch crappie .....

[CTPanfisher]

carp are said to be the number one food fish in the world , in that part of the world they take carp ketchn really serious ....
btw ,if you think they have silly rules , read my post on the must have a certain color float in the nw usa to ketch crappie .....

The carp tasted great, a bit bony though. Filleted it, coated in flour and pepper, and then fried, added lemon juice after.

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[Ketchn]

The carp tasted great, a bit bony though. Filleted it, coated in flour and pepper, and then fried, added lemon juice after.

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used to actually eat a few when I was a young one , not terribly poor table fair as is often mentioned , when fried many fish are just fish , hard to tell what they are in some cases
one of those nights of columbus fish fry events back when I got invited to ran out of catfish and was using carp and not a soul ever had a clue and kept eating them like no tomorrow .....

[CTPanfisher]

used to actually eat a few when I was a young one , not terribly poor table fair as is often mentioned , when fried many fish are just fish , hard to tell what they are in some cases
one of those nights of columbus fish fry events back when I got invited to ran out of catfish and was using carp and not a soul ever had a clue and kept eating them like no tomorrow .....

Lol. So true, was very surprised that most of the fish I had tasted nearly identical when fried, especially since carp get such bad press about their taste.

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[Pirogue]

used to actually eat a few when I was a young one , not terribly poor table fair as is often mentioned , when fried many fish are just fish , hard to tell what they are in some cases
one of those nights of columbus fish fry events back when I got invited to ran out of catfish and was using carp and not a soul ever had a clue and kept eating them like no tomorrow .....

id like to know how the carp were cleaned so that they could be passed off as catfish. Have you ever seen the bone structure of a common carp ?