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Carp Biology

Carp can tolerate a wide range of temperatures and water conditions. They can survive in lakes that freeze in winter, as well as in rivers and sloughs that can warm to over 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
Kirk Deeter author profile photo - he is casting a two-handed rod in a river. He is also wearing a brown rain jacket.
Kirk Deeter
July 14, 2026
Man fishing for carp in Colorado wearing Wellie boots.

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