carp in the river???

[perchpro]

where is the best place to find carp in the river? are backwaters better? logjams? eddies? sand? gravel?......I need some help here!

[Guest]

I fish right below the coon rapids dam on the rocks. They just put a sign up that says danger keep out with a huge fence to boot. You can just walk around it though and no one has kicked me out yet. Right now there is a real nice eddy and the carp go in there to feed. I fish about 3 feet off shore to avoid snags and at certain times the bite can be amazing. Its real deep a few feet out, you would be surprised. I seem to do the best in eddys myself, I have caught some real big fish out of some real small eddys. In my opinion they seem to be more concentrated because of the availability of food passing by. I suppose its also a nice resting area when they get tired of fighting the current. Avoid casting out to the carp you see jumping constantly in the main river, they don't seem to be feeding very much if at all. Its also horribly snaggy out there and as everyone knows that can get rather frustrating rather quick.

[perchpro]

ok i think ill check it out on monday ya think boilies will work?

[Guest]

Hi
Boilies should be fine. In fact over here boilies and pellets are being used more and more by river fishermen for other species than carp. It must be the fact that they're ( usually ) a rich food source that fish really like. If you do find a spot its welworth pre-bating it to get the fish turned on to what you're using. I used to think that carp needed alot of this with boilies as they're not a 'natural' food but I've changed my mind. Carp are curious creatures by nature and will try anything to see if its edible - usually my float! Boilies have all sorts of attractants in them that yell food. Once a carp tries it, finds its safe and yummy it will come back for more. another thing you might try is Tiger Nuts ( as long as they're soaked for 24 hours and cooked for half an hour. ) carp go nuts ( pun intended ) for this - theyre banned on most fisheries here but I found one where you can use them and I had great results with them. I'm told they are available over there, so if you can find them get them ( theyre also alot cheaper than boilies! )

Good luck
Steve

[perchpro]

thanks steve, these tiger nuts inrigue me. where do you get them?

[Aquaman01]

Sleeping tigers - but ya gotta be fast
I dunno, but I had to throw that out there.
The beasts I've hit are near the in-flows to a dam, at a calmer area with a little slow current - in direct sunlight, and the fish were warm when I pulled 'em out. My theory is that the bigger ones (10lbs and up) sunbathe a lot to aid digestion and that's when I'm picking 'em up with a 1/2 crawler on a circle hook.
I've gotten smaller ones (5lb & less) in faster (1-2 mph) current over silt/sand. These fish are never warm.

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[Guest]

I'll remember that one!

Suppliers? I dunno - I'll root around and get back to you on that one.

[perchpro]

i just got back but i only caught one #6 lots of #1-ers bieng caught next to me. better than work'n

[mtrue68]

I've caught Carp just below the Ford Dam. Useing a paste bait of cornmeal, oatmeal, flour and water.

[Guest]

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[Guest]

Go on-line to wacker bait for carp tackle and bait.

Jim C.