tried carping this morning.....fun

been way too long to just go to a local spot and sit in a chair, take in some scenery and hook into a few good carp

was not disappointed even though the water was quite high, the carp wee rolling on the shores and seen a few bonus creatures as well, several good size gar, a few turtles and a massive snapping turtle along with many varities of birds I could not id.


was very peacefull and really enjoyed the 3 hours I spent there


got a few carp around 7-10 ponds and then 1 big one

also a few channel cats


wwill be doing that again

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24 pound carp....could not get grip to hold it up

the release

was a hoot to be there and no one else around........just using the one noodle rod.......forgot you can use 2 now


if you have never tried carping you should as they put up one heck of a fight


will be back there again

Is this the spawning season where they are so visible and stir up the mud?

I'm not sure how you figured it was 24 pounds when it was too slippery to hold----or could you tell by the scales on his back?

Like the getaway shot.

Nice carp. it looks really big on that picture with the rod
Lots of people fish for carp and they do put a hell of a fight
I was catching them incidentally in Lake Ontario harbours when fishing for pike and they are pulling line like a freight train.

I have a scale with me but I can'i hold it up and take a pic at the same time

carp are difficult enough to hold up in any case


and do they muddy up the water........hell ya just don't be sitting close when 8 or 9 decide to roll and splash at your feet

used to be one of my favourie spots, but no longer........reason is obvious

As a kid growing up in Newmarket, I often fished for carp downtown when I was 7-8 years old. I’d ride my bike down there, use a single hook and mold some white wonder bread around it into a grape sized ball. Using just the weight of the bread I’d cast it out and leave the line slack and bail open, and rest the line on a reed or tall blade of grass. Lots of carp were caught. Some mirror carp too, really neat. It was a lot of fun, the passers by couldn’t believe these little kids reeling in all these massive fish… good times. I was taught by an old Englishman who lived across the road and would only visit from England n the summer.

Awesome catch Werner

I too used to fish for carp as I grew up and still live in the city. Fantastic fighters and could also get into catfish and large chubs using the same baits. I used to make a dough out of cornmeal or just buy a can of cooked corn at the grocery store and I was ready to fish.

It can be very relaxing and exciting when that line does finally move.

As for the trash, sadly this is now common at nearly all shore access spots. Don't know why people can litter in such a way in our outdoor spaces. But they do.

Looks like a fun time. X2 on the release picture. Awesome .

very nice LS, haven't done that for 50 years.

And these idiots will be the first to complain when they have no where to fish and relax.

Havnt gone shore fish carp fishing in a while. Used to love it. The fight they put on is just a pure blast. Was kinda forced to stop when I took my kids to my childhood spot and they got covered in ticks, so I get the feeling when your spot got abused with trash. Too bad, the good things never last.