Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Norsk: Gresskarpe.
No official record yet
Villmarksliv's official list of Norwegian sport-fishing records has no record for Grass carp yet. The first registered fish that meets the rules becomes the record.
About Grass carp
Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) are big, plant-eating carp whose home range runs from the Amur River on the Russia–China border south to northern Vietnam. One of the world's most farmed fish, it has been released across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere to control aquatic weeds. In the wild it lives in large, turbid rivers and their floodplain lakes, spawning in flowing river water at around 20–30 °C. The body is long and torpedo-shaped, olive on the back and paler on the sides, with big scales edged in darker pigment. The mouth sits at the front of the head, with no barbels. It can exceed 1.2 m and reach roughly 40 kg. Adults feed almost entirely on aquatic plants and can eat vast amounts daily. In Norway it has been recorded and is listed as high risk on the 2023 alien species list. Anglers catch it on bread, sweetcorn or vegetable baits at the surface or on the bottom.
Sources: Artsdatabanken, Wikipedia
- Habitat: Ferskvann
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Log your catchHow to register a Norwegian record
- Norwegian sport-fishing records are registered with Villmarksliv, not with FishComp. Read the rules before you do anything else with the fish.
- Records are based on weight and approved by a jury. You give the weight and length, where it was caught, the gear you used and any witnesses.
- Keep your photos and notes from the catch. Logging it in FishComp does not register a record.
Source: Villmarksliv's official Norwegian records (klikk.no).