Carpmaster Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 I’ve been looking through catch reports from around the world and there seems to be a whole lot more common rather than mirror carp coming out. Do you think this is to do with the equinox moon??? Any theories guys be interesting to hear your thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Could be that there’s more Commons than Mirrors world wide 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 minute ago, B B said: Could be that there’s more Commons than Mirrors world wide 🤔 Not really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 That wouldn’t really be valid around the world but as in reports there seem to be double the commons caught than mirrors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B B Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 It’s valid in my part of the world the lakes I fish have more Commons in them... you could say the Mirrors are as rare as Rocking Horse 💩 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 1 minute ago, B B said: It’s valid in my part of the world the lakes I fish have more Commons in them... you could say the Mirrors are as rare as Rocking Horse 💩 lol 😂😂😂got you lol where I am there’s loads of mirror and common it’s the leather and linear that are like hens teeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 North America definitely has more commons than mirrors. Real leathers are a very rare beast indeed. In over 30years of fishing I have only ever caught 2 genuine totally nude carp. Its-grim-up-north and TritonMike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 I’ve only caught 1 in over 20 yrs but I have genuinely found that the last 4 days there seem to be a hell of a lot of common caught and some big girls too I was just wondering if it maybe had something to do with the equinox moon etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 9 hours ago, Carpmaster said: I’ve only caught 1 in over 20 yrs but I have genuinely found that the last 4 days there seem to be a hell of a lot of common caught and some big girls too I was just wondering if it maybe had something to do with the equinox moon etc In theory, commons might be 'warmer' than mirrors with their complete scaling and moving about more. @levigsp might be the person to ask about that! I know on my lake, only 1 common has been caught since the start of March, every other fish on the bank has been a mirror. If you get into the equinox, certain fish seem to come out at specific times of the year or moon phases. Carpmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpepecheur Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 On 05/04/2021 at 08:14, Carpmaster said: I’ve only caught 1 in over 20 yrs but I have genuinely found that the last 4 days there seem to be a hell of a lot of common caught and some big girls too I was just wondering if it maybe had something to do with the equinox moon etc The equinox is just a single moment of the year so can have no effect at all. The seasons which follow from that event have a huge effect on fishing so could conceivably have some bearing on what type of carp you catch. IMHO whether the moon has an effect or not simply depends on how cloudy it is. Or, to put it another way, how much light is being cast on the lake during the night. Carpmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted April 15, 2021 Report Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 04/04/2021 at 20:36, Carpmaster said: I’ve been looking through catch reports from around the world and there seems to be a whole lot more common rather than mirror carp coming out. Do you think this is to do with the equinox moon??? Any theories guys be interesting to hear your thoughts Pretty standard here for us to catch nothing but commons at certain times of the year, cant remember whether its pre or post spawning but on waters I've fished nobody caught anything but commons for weeks,all mid sized fish, not the whackers - probably all males.. Carpmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 10 hours ago, kevtaylor said: Pretty standard here for us to catch nothing but commons at certain times of the year, cant remember whether its pre or post spawning but on waters I've fished nobody caught anything but commons for weeks,all mid sized fish, not the whackers - probably all males.. Cheers kev kevtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 Just to turn this one on its head its been the Mirrors on my water and non of the bigger commons have been out so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 11 hours ago, hutch said: Just to turn this one on its head its been the Mirrors on my water and non of the bigger commons have been out so far. Cheers hutch hutch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted April 16, 2021 Report Share Posted April 16, 2021 Just out of interest mate what were you looking for from the answers to your question. e.g. Commons coming out on certain moon phases ? Carpmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 8 hours ago, hutch said: Just out of interest mate what were you looking for from the answers to your question. e.g. Commons coming out on certain moon phases ? Sort of mucka it’s more for my own observation as there’s a particular common I’m targeting but it doesn’t seem to matter on this particular water lol it seems to have its own weather system as well as hard fishing lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ouchthathurt Posted April 17, 2021 Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 It may be just my personal experience, but in the colder weather, I seem to catch more commons than mirrors. I read that commons, due to a genetic difference have higher levels of haemoglobin in their blood which means they have the highest blood oxygen levels compared to other strains, leathers especially. As oxygen is essential to digestion, this may allow them to feed and digest more effectively in colder water, yet cold water has the highest levels of dissolved oxygen content, which would suggest that oxygen is readily available, so it may make no difference at all!! Could it be that certain carp can feed in colder water? Or does the venue and number of anglers on it have an affect? I.E. more bait and leads going in keeping the carp on the move, thus using more energy which needs replacing more? salokcinnodrog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2021 8 hours ago, ouchthathurt said: It may be just my personal experience, but in the colder weather, I seem to catch more commons than mirrors. I read that commons, due to a genetic difference have higher levels of haemoglobin in their blood which means they have the highest blood oxygen levels compared to other strains, leathers especially. As oxygen is essential to digestion, this may allow them to feed and digest more effectively in colder water, yet cold water has the highest levels of dissolved oxygen content, which would suggest that oxygen is readily available, so it may make no difference at all!! Could it be that certain carp can feed in colder water? Or does the venue and number of anglers on it have an affect? I.E. more bait and leads going in keeping the carp on the move, thus using more energy which needs replacing more? Food for thought ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TritonMike Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 This article states that solunar phases really only have any effect on sea fish due to the sun and moon affecting tides but barometric pressure, wind, rain (oxygen levels) water temperature have more effect. Whether it affects one species of carp differently to others seems doubtful (maybe)http://www.carp-fishing-tactics.com/science-weather-effects-carp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carpmaster Posted April 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 21 hours ago, TritonMike said: This article states that solunar phases really only have any effect on sea fish due to the sun and moon affecting tides but barometric pressure, wind, rain (oxygen levels) water temperature have more effect. Whether it affects one species of carp differently to others seems doubtful (maybe)http://www.carp-fishing-tactics.com/science-weather-effects-carp.html Thank you triton some good information there TritonMike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TritonMike Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 I don't know who runs the site but they've helped me out no end Carpmaster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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