Dara's carp pics

[darinka]

madrigalman said:

darinka said:

that older guy with the carp:) and it took him 30 minuted to get the carp out from the lake.

No no no...its traditional to lie through your back teeth and say you caught them all yourself...you've heard of the term 'fishermans tales' or dont they have them in Slovakia?

no, we dont have them. so all except my friend Roman wanted a pic with this carp. Roman dont want a pic with carp or other fish, which he doesnt catch.

[Daz Madrigal]

Mel being rather classy goes for Pink Salmon.

Gus needless to add has to settle for carp bait so has to put up with Gusgeon.

I've always had a lot of sole.

I'll shut up..I promise but its my forum and I am Cod!

[Myster Riven]

madrigalman said:

Hang on - literally.



I'm eating humble pie - anything but carp! - take it from me I am suitably impressed.

Now thats a large fish. I had one that size in my (very large) aquarium. It was a japanese koi. Which actually is of the carp family.

[Nathan deGargoyle]

madrigalman said:

I know Gargoyles very keen on perch.

I've got a very nice perch, just at the base of the Crooked Spire. You can see for miles from up there.





Oh, you meant the fish..........

[Daz Madrigal]

So theoretically you can eat coi carp..its just that a rather pleasant neighbour has them swimming around his back garden. Hmm..should I, Riven?

[Daz Madrigal]

Well Melon lives by the sea, along with Puff the Magic Dragon so we've got a very fishy site here. Not many people earn a livng out of painting exotic seashells.

All we need is the huntin'n'fishin Tree lady to add her tuppence and we'll be able to relace the butterflies with tiny fishes.

[Myster Riven]

You can, tough i doubt your neighbor will be liking it.
After my koi died of old age i did'nt get other koi. It dirtied the aquarium a lot i had to instal a filter half as large as the aquarium.

Now at least my other fish can breath clean air, i mean water;D

[Daz Madrigal]

riven said:

You can, tough i doubt your neighbor will be liking it.
After my koi died of old age i did'nt get other koi. It dirtied the aquarium a lot i had to instal a filter half as large as the aquarium.

Now at least my other fish can breath clean air, i mean water;D

It must be a bloomin large aquarium. I thought the point was to have more than just one Koi Carp so you can breed them for profit. They're nice to look at but it must take a lot of time looking after them.

[Myster Riven]

madrigalman said:

riven said:

You can, tough i doubt your neighbor will be liking it.
After my koi died of old age i did'nt get other koi. It dirtied the aquarium a lot i had to instal a filter half as large as the aquarium.

Now at least my other fish can breath clean air, i mean water;D

It must be a bloomin large aquarium. I thought the point was to have more than just one Koi Carp so you can breed them for profit. They're nice to look at but it must take a lot of time looking after them.

well the aquarium is large but not what i'd call bloomin large. It's 6 feet long by 3 feet wide by 3 feet high. Still way to small for koi which are supposed to be pond livers not aquarium livers.

Looking after it was'nt hard - all she did was eat, pee and poo in the tank and making it opacue rather than transparent.

Here what's valued is the direct import koi from japan like the one i had. It was'nt worthed breeding - the aquarium was running on maximum on just one koi - i have a pool in my house but it would really be extra to go for a large pond that would require. And i wasn't eager to turn the pool into a koi pond either because my wife and children would'nt be liking it lol. obvioiusly!

Now i just stick to tinfoils fish. Mine are very like picture posted but there fins are a bright red.

Hope the picture does come up this time.



www.tonystropicalfish.com/images/tinfoil_barb.jpg

[Alexia]

madrigalman said:

Very cute smile.



Whoever it is holding the fish has a cute smile too. ;D



Proud to be a Pisces, I'd assume?


Really great shots, Darinka (and pretty too!). I enjoyed 'em!

Well done. It's not easy to catch carp like that.

[purple joggers]

Alexia said:

Well done. It's not easy to catch carp like that.

Well done from me too, Darinka.


Apparently cheese is good bait for carp.

[darinka]

minty said:

Alexia said:

Well done. It's not easy to catch carp like that.

Well done from me too, Darinka.


Apparently cheese is good bait for carp.

I know, we will use cheese when it will be colder. right now we use corn:) with honey. carps love it.

[Daz Madrigal]

I bait cheese all the time, Dara.

[Daz Madrigal]

minty said:

Alexia said:

Well done. It's not easy to catch carp like that.

Well done from me too, Darinka.


Apparently cheese is good bait for carp.

What puzzles me is why its a delicacy in East Europe - or possibly Europe as a whole - yet its considered virtually inedible over here. I mean fish is fish is fish...its not comparable to eating sheeps eyes.

I ought to explain Pj's a bit of a cook and even considered opening his own restaurant.

I know the english prefer flakey fish, not surprisingy because were pretty flakey ..so whats the problem with carp. Would you serve it in the restaurant?

[Pink Betty]

Are you familiar with Izaak Walton's - THE COMPLEAT ANGLER (1653)?
A must for fisherfolk. I have a copy somewhere....he describes carp as the queen of fish.

Take the Carp, alive if possible, scour him, and rub him clean with water and salt, but scale him not: then open him, and put him with his blood and his liver, which you must save when you open him, into a small pot or kettle; then take sweet marjoram, thyme, and parsley, of each half a handful; a sprig of rosemary, and another of savory; bind them into two or three small bundles, and put them to your Carp, with four or five whole onions, twenty pickled oysters, and three anchovies. Then pour upon your Carp as much claret-wine as will only cover him; and season your claret well with salt, cloves, and mace, and the rinds of oranges and lemons. That done, cover your pot and set it on a quick fire, till it be sufficiently boiled: then take out the Carp, and lay it with the broth into the dish, and pour upon it a quarter of a pound of the best fresh butter, melted and beaten with half a dozen spoonfuls of the broth, the yolks of two or three eggs, and some of the herbs shred: garnish your dish with lemons, and so serve it up, and much good do you!