Crucian Carp originally native to Europe and Asia, they can now be found all over England, in ponds and lakes but more rarely in Scotland, Ireland or Wales.

Crucian are predominately a bottom feeder preferring thick muddy silt to forage in for their natural food which consists of bloodworms, water snails and insect larvae, in the warmer summer months they can be seen feeding on the surface looking for any insects.

There colour consist of a olive to greeny back, with bright golden yellow flanks, reddish brown fins and a creamy white underside. They have deep bodies with a small mouth and no Barbules. (If there are any barbules the fish is a Hybrid).

They are not a large fish, much smaller than the other carp and rarely acceding 3lb in weight, a fish of 2lb is considered a specimen.

Being a shy fish they scare easily and can be quite difficult for the angler to catch, they are not much of a winter feeder, so the angler has better luck during the summer, June- July being the best months.
 
Anglers bait; bread, sweetcorn, maggot, casters, luncheon meat, and a mixture of different paste, (plus those secret undisclosed recipes that some angler have).

Fishing Method; Float, Feeder, Ledger.

The British Record:  4lb 9oz 9dr.
Caught by: Martin Bowler, CEMEX Angling lake. 2003

Crucian Carp:

Family: Cyprinidae

Latin Name:

Carassius carassius.

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