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Karpfisk

Ide

Leuciscus idus

A muscular cyprinid that takes both bait and fly.

1,464

Waters with the species

8%

Of all our waters

Largest reported

Description

Ide are stocky, silver cyprinids that grow noticeably bigger than roach. They're true omnivores and can put up a surprisingly tough fight for their size.

Habitat

Bigger streams, rivers and lakes — often in flowing water.

Size

Usually 0.5–2 kg; ide over 3 kg do show up.

Season

Spring through autumn; often most active in current.

Methods

Float fishing, fly fishing and spinning with small lures.

Tip

Look in current seams and under bridges — that's classic ide water.

Waters with ide

The 20 largest waters in our catalogue where the species is reported. Marked ✓ when species data is verified via SLU NORS survey fishing.

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