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Common carp at Riu Ebre a Tortosa

Targeting Common carp from Riu Ebre a Tortosa — the bait, the rig, the season and the light that suit this mark.

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The lower Ebro through Tortosa — the only stretch of Catalan fresh water with a worldwide reputation. Deep, slow river holding wels catfish over two metres and carp past twenty kilos, with zander, barbel and bleak off the town bank. About two hours from Barcelona, and the same Catalan licence covers it.

What it takes
Boilieblat de moropaxufa
How to rig for it
  • Hair rig over a bed of particle bait
  • Surface-fished bread crust in summer
Best light
First light · Dusk · After dark
Depth
0–10 m
Water temperature
14–28 °C
See the photographCommon carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Photo: George Chernilevsky (CC BY-SA 3.0) via Wikimedia Commons · Source

When Common carp is in season

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