Briandi

Just a point of clarification. You can take carp home to eat in Victoria, but they cannot be transported alive. If you’re not going to eat them they must be disposed of and cannot be returned alive Looks like my previous post has been edited by moderators for containing reference to another website...fair enough. Do a google search on Fishing Victoria and you will find a lot of info on carp fishing in Vic as well as fishing in general. Also, this time of year Australian Salmon hit the ocean beaches (Gunnamatta is my local spot). Whilst they can be eaten, I’ve yet to try one. They are a hard fighting, good looking fish that take both lures and bait... Bigger bream (not the European version) are also more prevalent in estuaries, including the Yarra and Maribyrnong The Yarra is unfairly maligned, it is an amazing fishery that, depending on where you fish, contains bream, salmon, snapper, kingfish, mulloway, carp, roach, eels, English perch, Murray cod, Macquarie perch, Trout...do a bit of exploring!

Been in Australia over 40 years after arriving as a child on my parents passport. Have considered getting Australian citizenship many times, but kept deferring out of pure laziness and inconvenience (after all, I essentially have the same rights and privileges as a citizen). Finally filling out my citizenship application and, my goodness, talk about pulling teeth. Eg. list all the places you have travelled to outside of Australia and when?..that alone is going to take ages to complete. Anyway aside from my passport, I’ve almost always considered myself Aussie and look forward to the day I take my pledge. Ultimately, this is why you should or shouldn’t become a citizen.

Hi Kelv, Realise i’m responding to an old post. Lots of local reports and discussion on the Melbourne and Victorian fishing scene and quite a few avid carp fishermen too... Carp are everywhere in Melbourne and whilst they are considered noxious, are still fun to catch (just don’t release them!).