| Along the Mitta-Mitta River in the Mitta Valley, | | | | fantastic fighters, and are very cunning. We have |
| Victoria, you will find amazing quantities of carp. | | | | lost more than our share of carp! |
| Now I know not everyone likes carp and are | | | | Carp have the most unusual bone structure. Their |
| looked on as a total disaster to the river system. | | | | bone shape is more of a Y and a pain to de-bone. |
| But they are a challenge and great fighting fish. | | | | Not like normal fish. |
| My first experience incarp fishing was with my, | | | | When our friends first heard about eating carp, |
| then, husband. He loved going fishing for carp as | | | | they were not impressed. Carp is not considered |
| they are so easy to catch. | | | | worth eating, inedible and rumoured to be |
| I lived in the Mitta Valley, approx 20 km from | | | | poisonous by some people. We survived. |
| Tallangatta. Beautiful valley. If you have the time | | | | A group of friends meet regularly and share a |
| to drive long the back way from Albury | | | | meal together. Well I decided to make a fish pie. |
| Wodonga to the ocean then that is the most | | | | No one asked what I had made and comments |
| spectacular drive. But be warned, don't go during | | | | were forth coming about this beautiful chicken |
| the snow season!! Roads may be closed. And be | | | | dish! I had to own up in the end, and told them |
| aware of motor bikes. It is slow going but worth | | | | they has carp. It changed their perspective on |
| the drive or the ride if you prefer motor bikes. | | | | eating carp. |
| So carp fishing. My job was to look out for the | | | | Carp is not the easiest to de-bone as I mentioned |
| carp. The river was so clear you can see them | | | | before. The best way is to microwave until |
| lazily swimming along the edge and they are huge. | | | | cooked, ( not very long) then basically using 2 |
| I would go back and let him know where they | | | | forks slowly remove small pieces of meat away |
| are and which direction they are moving. Now you | | | | from the bone. The bones are everywhere so it |
| don't make too much noise or like other fish they | | | | will be time consuming but well worth the effort. |
| disappear. Once you snag the carp, they are | | | | |