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Buenos Aires has 8 spots with common carp listed on PESQA. Peak season is in oct–mar. Here are the spots and the guides working the area.
Yes: October falls within the common carp season in Buenos Aires. The best time is oct–mar.
Peak season for common carp in this area is in oct–mar, though there's activity in other months depending on conditions.
PESQA lists 8 spots with common carp in Buenos Aires, among them Laguna Hinojo Grande, Laguna La Brava, Laguna de los Padres, Paraná Guazú.
Yes. Most provinces require a sport-fishing license, issued by the corresponding provincial agency. Check Buenos Aires's current requirements before your trip.
PESQA lists 12 guides working spots with common carp in Buenos Aires, among them Costanera de Tigre, Kayak-pesca, Del Tigre.
Boilies, corn, sweet dough, pellets and tiger nuts.
Bottom fishing with boilies, corn or dough and a hair rig. Medium gear with rod pods and a bite alarm; it withstands long fights.
Carpfishing: boilies, method feeder y fondo con masa; cebado previo de la zona. Cañas de acción progresiva y freno suave.
Lowland lagoons, channels and rivers; soft, muddy bottoms, temperate water.
2–8 kg; ejemplares de más de 15 kg
Especie introducida; en general sin veda. Respetá los cupos de la provincia. (Por ser introducida, en muchos lados no se recomienda su devolución.) Regulations are set by each province and change every year: confirm the current one before heading out.
Besides common carp, Buenos Aires has spots with yellow catfish, boga, brótola (red codling), black drum (corvina negra), whitemouth croaker (corvina rubia).
The scientific name of Common carp is Cyprinus carpio.