A commercial fisherman working on the Illinois River near Morris netted one of the largest bighead carp ever recorded on June 14. The giant carp weighed 109 pounds, according to the Illinois River ...

An angler from the UK caught a “proper lump” of a common carp on a recent trip to Hungary. Weighing 105.4 pounds, the obscenely fat carp stands to break a world record, according to the managers of ...

No one saw a Mekong giant salmon carp for 15 years, but then the species was spotted in areas of Cambodia that suggest it may be found in more locations. By Rachel Nuwer The Mekong giant salmon carp ...

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A fisherman from the U.K. caught a massive carp that looked like an irregularly sized goldfish in a lake in France earlier this month. The bright orange fish weighed in at 67.4 lbs and was ...

WASHINGTON — A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. “The giant salmon carp is like a symbol of the Mekong region,” said Chheana Chhut, a ...

(CN) - Bipartisan legislation introduced in both houses of Congress on Thursday would bar importation of big-headed Asian carp, a giant, prolific, ravenous species that consumes vast amounts of food, ...

A Maryland angler has broken a 44-year-old record after catching a giant carp while fishing on the shores of Chesapeake Bay. Essex-resident Logan Kurhmann, 24, snagged a common carp (Cyprinus carpio) ...