06-01-2012, 07:46 PM
When I started fishing again a few years ago, I found out that one of my favorite lakes was overtaken by carp. At one end of the lake is a dam with a causeway that feeds a creek, but at the bottom of the causeway is a much smaller fishing area that's a decent bit of fun. During the late afternoon, the bottom of the causeway is so full of carp that it looks like the water is a churning mass.
That being said, the carp was good practice when I was re-learning to fish, including how to net on shore, and how to fight them once they're hooked.
One of my best memories was fighting for 10+ minutes with a 13-pounder with my light rig.
Up here, people say carp can be pretty good if smoked, but I've yet to try that, and have since moved on to more edible fish, like trout and sunfish.
Fishing aside over, Carp are a damned nuisance and anyone that knowingly introduces them somewhere needs to be dealt with. They can straight up just ruin an ecosystem.
That being said, the carp was good practice when I was re-learning to fish, including how to net on shore, and how to fight them once they're hooked.
One of my best memories was fighting for 10+ minutes with a 13-pounder with my light rig.
Up here, people say carp can be pretty good if smoked, but I've yet to try that, and have since moved on to more edible fish, like trout and sunfish.
Fishing aside over, Carp are a damned nuisance and anyone that knowingly introduces them somewhere needs to be dealt with. They can straight up just ruin an ecosystem.