2009 carp and other Rough fish pics

[carpmanjake]

I've caught suckers as late as September. I would think that if you can find them, you can catch them.

And sucker is my second favorite cutbait for channel cats, right behind shad. They also work quite well for bowfin, as Jake said.

once they die, freeze them, the work well for opening weekend northerns. float them weightless down current. after ice out pike are out looking for fish that died over the winter for an easy meal

[Sifty]

Originally Posted By: DEADhead

nice work Jake, were you around your stomping grounds or more near fergus?

more on my grounds. i was on the sauk river somewhere in tod county. lol. i got a new pb today (my profile pic) and im keeping the spot a secret

Jake, I have fished the spot you where at. We have done very well there on Walleyes after a big rain. Try a 3" white twister tail with a black 1/8 oz. jig head in the middle section.

There is also another nice spot at the "park" right out from the tire swing, It drop's off to six feet about two feet from shore and then comes back up to two feet.

Sifty

[carpmanjake]

Jake, I have fished the spot you where at. We have done very well there on Walleyes after a big rain. Try a 3" white twister tail with a black 1/8 oz. jig head in the middle section.

There is also another nice spot at the "park" right out from the tire swing, It drop's off to six feet about two feet from shore and then comes back up to two feet.

Sifty

thanks!!!!!!!

[roughfish29]

our species list for today was:

smallmouth bass

white bass

carp

channel catfish

drum

bigmouth buffalo

here is the buffalo i got today

and i got my cousin into his first smallies ever

[carpmanjake]

There is also another nice spot at the "park" right out from the tire swing, It drop's off to six feet about two feet from shore and then comes back up to two feet.

Sifty

i didnt see any tire swing...

[Mudcatman]

Hey roughfish29, congrats on figuring out the bigmouth buffalo. What were your tactics, if you dont mind me asking?

[roughfish29]

Thanks! i was just bottom fishing with a crawler when i saw three little buffalo swim by. i tossed out my worm and to my surprise,he took it. i did bring my flyrod but they didn't pay any attention to my flies. it's kind of funny, that was the smallest buffalo i have ever seen in that river. that same day i was casting towards multiple buff's that were well over 15 pounds, but this little turd is all i have to show

[Float tube guy]

went out 2 days ago hoping to catch some beefy channels during the night....was going slow with the cutbait so i tossed out a crawler on a 2/0 circle and got this piganother view

this guy felt well over 20

[roughfish29]

NICE fish!

[Dutch55406]

Guess I need to start night fishing for carp, have been out 3 times this week between 4-7pm and haven't even got a bite!

[Float tube guy]

yeah i was really surprised at all the carp activity that was going on at 1 in the morning.....guess it's alot like fishing for channels, the big boys are going to be a little more active.

[carpmanjake]

the first time night fished for carp, the fishing was INSANE! i couldnt believe it!

if you ever get the chance, fly fish for carp at night! its amazing!

[Float tube guy]

what kind of flys do you use?

[Adam Wolf]

Interesting Carpman, Carp on the fly have become one of my favorite pursuits this last summer, but I have never considered doing it at night. It seems I have to get the fly within a foot or two of the front of their face in order to even have a chance since they seem to be sight fishing the fly. Maybe on a well moonlit night, hmmm. What were the conditions you were fishing? I imagine the water temps are pretty high right now which probably doesn't hurt either. I just have a hard time imagining it beacuse right now I often wade in a backwater of the mississippi and sight fish them under a high sun.

Lately I've been getting them to hit on San Juan worms.

(Maybe we could open a new thread instead of in the pics thread)

[roughfish29]

my cousins first carp

and my whopper..........

[Muddog]

Your becoming the terror of the Cannon River. Good job!

[roughfish29]

thanks! now i just need a bowfin

[Lowblazah]

and my whopper..........

Nice...Isnt that a mirror carp?

[roughfish29]

yes sir! my first!

[carpmanjake]

Interesting Carpman, Carp on the fly have become one of my favorite pursuits this last summer, but I have never considered doing it at night. It seems I have to get the fly within a foot or two of the front of their face in order to even have a chance since they seem to be sight fishing the fly. Maybe on a well moonlit night, hmmm. What were the conditions you were fishing?

fly fishing for carp at night is the ultimate challenge to catch carp. you have to be very alert and be watching everything around you. to really up your chances, use large dark flies. if the carp are aggressive, you can go bright. a black wolly bugger wrapped with webby hackle is my go-to fly. what you want to find are backwater areas, with pencil reeds and cattails all over. listen closely for carp feeding it them. cast very close to where you hear them feeding, then fish VERY slow. keep casting until the fish moves on, (or you catch it. )

also, fishing in urban areas is a great idea. you will be suprised how many fish can be attracted to a street light.

[KTapper]

Nice night carp!

I notice you bring a landing net to carp fish but not when you are fishing for state record bowfin?

[carpmanjake]

Nice night carp!

I notice you bring a landing net to carp fish but not when you are fishing for state record bowfin?

i always have a landing net with me. i just dont carry it with me when i go wading.

[Jim Uran]

fishing in urban areas is a great idea. you will be suprised how many fish can be attracted to a street light.

All the bugs attracted to the light are definitely a factor in that.

[Muddog]

Here is a pic of no bait nate with the big fish of the day, from the Lake Volney Carp GTG on the 22nd. 26 lbs!

Because Bass don't get that big!

[bronzeback]

absolute hog.