ice fishing for carp????

[Andrew Erickson]

i live by a small small lake that is loaded with carp.Its only about 6ft max.Would it be worth trying for carp? and what kinds of jigs are good.Ive never done it before but it sounds like it would work.thanks

[vermilionwally]

Try putting a crawler on and just letting it sit on the bottom.

[Grant]

Rinc- I've been looking for such a lake- if you'd like company email me at [email protected]

good luck!

Grant

[pathogen]

I've never caught a carp through the ice, I guess I always assumed they didn't feed in the winter. Or maybe I never fished in a good carp spot. Do you guys know of anyone that's caught carp through the ice?

[looneyducer]

I saw a picture earlier today. I think it was on the myths thread.

[Andrew Erickson]

ive had great days out there in january and february when the arrerator is goin and there is open water but now its completly frozen up.I thought about maybe putting a tip-up up and letting that sit on the bottom with some corn or something.

[Dean Schellinger]

I for one have never seen a carp caught ice fishing, but one time we were fishing walleyes on the river and the guy I was fishing with thought he had a huge walleye on and it turned out he snagged a carp. I wouldn't imagine they would be real active during the winter but I guess you never know.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Ive caught a few on Lake Minnetonka... Sight fishing, with normal panfish lures... not sure if they are active enough to target them. I suppose if you had a lake that was full of them.. it would be worth a shot.

[Ralph Wiggum]

I've never tried, but I think it'd be awesome to catch a few.

I know they are fairly inactive because our lake association has paid to have them seined in the winter. They must sit in big schools in deep holes.

[Shack]

When my great grandfather had a lake home on west Rush, I remember they used to school up under ice and open up a hole. There would be hundreds waiting to get a lip full.

Also I have heard of guys spearing them. If you had a big enough spear hole, where in a good carp area, you could even Bow fish for them in the winter time.

[Bassboy1645]

theres always a surefire technique........DNYAMITE!!!!!

[Grainbelter]

I actually caught one last year panfishing, what a hoot with the little pole. It is the only time I have ever caught one but I have seen quite a few on the camera zipping around in schools. Good luck.

[The Grebe]

I've caught alot of suckers through the ice over the years, fishing for panfish, but I've only caught one carp, I guess it was about 2 pounds and I didn't know what I had on there?

I was hoping it was about an 8 pound sunfish, a lazy one, but alas, it was just a little old sluggish carp.

[Andrew Erickson]

do you think a tip-up with some corn would work?I have no idea where to begin

[Tippman]

As some people have said carp really school up during the wintertime. So much so that there's a company that nets them out and sells them to Asian fish markets. I've seen a video on them doing this and it's truly amazing. They aren't very active otherwise and it's like fishing for bass or muskies in the winter, you'll get them but few and far between.

[onemore]

I have caught many carp just after ice-out. They roam the shoreline in huge pods. I have heard of guys baiting an area for carp through the ice with boilies and then coming back and catching dozens of carp.

I have never caught or targeted them through the ice though.

I'm going to give it a shot this winter.

I've heard they are attracted to areas where water temps are slightly warmer - maybe where water comes into a lake.

[Andrew Erickson]

just got home from trying it and it sucked.I only tried for about an hour and was in 3ft of water the whole time because where it gets "deep" which is only like 5 feet for that lake,the ice was black

[sjburnt]

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