As the weather warms up I have taken an interest in going after Carp because most places that hold them are close to home apparently. My experience catching them outside of BC is they can give an exhilarating account of themselves on a line.
I have never actually caught a carp in BC but I had read about their presence in Burnaby Lake so I took my inflatable there last weekend just to row around and observe what might be there (unfortunately shore access is very limited. Maybe fortunate because few people seem to fish there) Much to my surprise I immediately discovered some spots in the weeds where carp were milling about in less than a foot of water.
As I approached they would take off so violently that I was actually getting splashed by them. I tried to get close enough to lob out a line with a piece of bread floated on the surface but I kept getting snagged up - too bad, I think it would have been a real rush to get into one like that. Anyway, I do have some question:
a) What are those carp up to in the shallows like that - are they spawning or actively feeding? (If spawning I would rather stay away from them)
b) If they are feeding how does one go about catching them under those conditions? I found it very hard to get close and almost impossible not to get snagged up. I have tried fishing the river into Burnaby lake with dough on the bottom but so far I haven't had so much as a touch on my line. I KNOW they are there because I even saw one shoot off when my line hit the water.
c) Is this even the right time to go after them - maybe it improves as the weather warms up.
I am finding these critters very elusive so any thoughts from other Carp enthusiasts would be much appreciated. (..and, yes, I have read all of Rodney's articles on this topic).
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