Even a Half-Blind Fish Can Be Healthy and Find a Fly

I caught this carp on a fly today. The fish appeared to be born without an eye. The eye on the other side was fine. It was in great condition and released to fight another day.

Thats awesome, that must of been a hell of a fight..

Neat! That lateral line is a heck of a sensor! I'd imagine people have caught them without eyes.

Good catch and as already been said above. "That must have been a hell of a fight."

I have actually caught several carp with one eye, as well as other species with just one eye. My black bullhead unrestricted state record only had one eye, so one-eyed fish can grow to record size. But, I have never caught a fish with both eyes bad on a rod and reel. Blind cave fish do not have functioning eyes, so a fish without eyes can survive, but appear to be at a big disadvantage if light is available.

As for the fight, it was a good fighter and went into my backing.

Nice one Barry

Awesome!

I caught this one with a severely bent spine today. It was also very healthy.

Nice fish

I have been picking up lots of nice carp with my fly rod lately, up to 30 inches. They are really on the move.

Catch and release works. I caught this fish again yesterday

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