Grass Carp is impossible to catch

I have caught every fish except special event and gold lure fish for my spots, since I have only had the fishing boat for a week, and I saved vouchers and never bought pets. I can't get Grass Carp, I keep getting Coho Salmon. How do I get the Grass Carp? I'm using green and purple lures in spot 2 with small spots only.

Ok. Let me just say. I hardly ever fish. I have had my fishing spot open since it was a new feature in the game. Having said that, I have caught the grass carp at least twice. It can be done. I have also gotten the golden trout. But not some of the others. My fishing book isn't filled and I will never fill it. When I went to look to see if I had the carp, I found out I had diamonds in it. Woohoo!! So thanks for starting this thread.

I wouldn't waste precious purple lures on the grass carp, that's their second preferred lure. I'd only use green. Unfortunately I can't give any advice, I think I accidentally caught it. I believe I read somewhere that the carp fights a lot more than the coho salmon/brook trout.

Ok I was feeling curious and I found some helpful advice in the *master* fishing post:

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by alcibiades

I would like to add a few observations from new/old fish of my own: A while back, I made a distinction between fish that are "easy" to catch, fish that are "medium" to catch, and fish that are "hard" to catch. I think the green-lure small-circle fish in area 2 are prime examples of this: Rudd, Coho Salmon and Grass Carp.

• Rudd is what I call an "easy" fish, it may do a little resistance, but it moves slowly and will rarely do long pulls and will rarely get away from you even if they small circle does make it slightly tricky.
• Coho Salmon is a "medium" fish, this fish is very stubborn and will make long pulls towards one side, but it doesn't move fast.
• Grass Carp is a "hard" fish, it will move very fast and make what you call dashes (I call these fish "zingers" because they go like *zing* towards the edge and then disappear).

---

Crass carp can be caught. Just need to be more patient & keep trying. You're in the right spot. And, as you've already been advised, there's no need to use purple lures when green is actually preferred for that fish.

I don't even want to think about how much time you must have spent fishing in the past week! There's no way I could do that in a week even if I was well stocked up on lures/tickets -- I get too frustrated with small-circle fishing. :saywhat:

Good luck.

I'm still not getting it. I'm literally only getting Coho Salmon. No Brook Trout, no Grass Carp.

Scratch that. I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!! Literally, just now. YAY!!!!!!!