Those Ugly Fish????

[MoCarp]

I have often heard about how "ugly" common carp are, and an old beat up fish from muddy water isn't very eye appealing, yet here is the states we have "feral" fish that lack the better breeding seen in the UK...bloodlines there seek 3 things faster growth, long life for larger size and appearance ...some of the most beautiful fish are Koi, common carp that have been selectively bred for 1000 years for color, scale patterns and fin shapes.....if someone did that for any fish over time could create something interesting...largemouth bass sometimes have a blue and orange color phase.....

[MoCarp]

Largemouth color phases

[MoCarp]

some Koi captured by euro anglers

[snagged in outlet 3]

I used to catch my mom's koi with dry flies in her pond on the patio.  Until she caught me and smacked me upside the head.

They fought pretty well I guess for a 8 x 10 pond.

[Quillback]

The phrase "lipstick on a pig" comes to mind.

[Flysmallie]

Yep, those are all ugly. 

[MoCarp]

Koi are the most expensive fish in the world $60k for single fish are not unheard of, over $2mil was paid not long ago.....

 

beauty is in the eye of the beholder....so post up pics of yah wives  that way we can judge your tastes in beauty

 

 

[jdmidwest]

Looks like facebook is back

[Johnsfolly]

5 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I used to catch my mom's koi with dry flies in her pond on the patio.  Until she caught me and smacked me upside the head.

They fought pretty well I guess for a 8 x 10 pond.

You're not the only one on this forum whose mother has a Koi pond. There's a fly fisherman on here that has caught some of her koi as well☺.

[BilletHead]

       Except the other koi pond is like 60 X 120 or so and 10 feet deep. Lets see for the going price of koi I can arrange daily fees of five hundred or so. The only stipulation is it is a catch and eat pond.

 BilletHead