Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fishseeker on July 13, 2008, 10:39:54 AM
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I was out fishing for carp on Deer lake the other night - so far I have had no success catching them but that's another story.
Anyway, as dusk approached I could see ripples on the surface, I assume from something finning about just below, and every now and then there would be a big splash. This guy and I had a disagreement as to what it was - he was convinced they were trout but I am thinking the splashes were simply too big to be trout. I know the lake gets stocked with trout but the splashes must have been from a fish of at least 4 pounds or so - do the trout get that big in there?
(Note: They were definitely fish, not ducks or beavers - we looked very hard :))
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Carp.
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what does a carp set-up look like? similar to trout?
may wet a line later this evening
4lbs may offer a decent battle on light gear...
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I say Beaver!!
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Carp.....lots of them ;)
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I say you stared death in the face. Don't catch it.
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Definately carps. Saw them jump and splash many times when I strolled the walkway by the art center. Sorry no Noch Nesh monsters down there. ;D
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There are some big carp in deer lake. Go a little heavier in your setup if you hope to land one, braided line helps cause of the heavy vegetation.
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Samsquanch.
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I have it on good authority that there are some lunker Trout in that lake. You will never know if you heard trout or carp until you catch one. LOL!
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carp will roll all day, not just at night. It sounds to me like it's either large trout on an evening hatch or beaver.
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carp will roll all day, not just at night. It sounds to me like it's either large trout on an evening hatch or beaver.
hmmmm I have heard carp moving many times after dark, especially if they are in bullrushes....you can hear them splashing around, moving the reeds, and you can't see a thing...
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what does a carp set-up look like? similar to trout?
may wet a line later this evening
4lbs may offer a decent battle on light gear...
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I think these answers confirm my suspicions .
I haven't had a great deal of experience fishing for Carp in Canada but a carp setup is typically flavored dough or bread on the bottom or suspended just off the bottom with a float.
I tried for them that night with a bottom rig but I ran into a lot of problems with weed on the bottom - I think a float would work better there. There appeared to be fish finning near the surface so, who knows, a piece of bread floating on the surface may even yield something if you were to try just before dusk - it would be a very exciting way to hook into one.
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I have heard of guys picking them up on dry flies so I don't think there is any reason a piece of bread on the surface wouldn't work as long as it was small enough. I know the guys getting them on flies were using very small sizes. Not sure if that behavior is really feeding behavior though, I have my doubts.
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Must have been coilers. ;)
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OMG not coilers ;D
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4lb coilers.....outch...... :o
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This lake is teeming with carp.....Cast far out to the middle of the lake with a weight on the bottom and slip knot........Try worms or a resilient type of dough....
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it was Jason looking for his mother
Yup, dont fall asleep in your canoe ;)
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Yup, dont fall asleep in your canoe
Ohhh man ,.......this could be the synopsis for Jason vs. Freddie part Two.....
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I have heard of guys picking them up on dry flies so I don't think there is any reason a piece of bread on the surface wouldn't work as long as it was small enough. I know the guys getting them on flies were using very small sizes. Not sure if that behavior is really feeding behavior though, I have my doubts.
I have caught them with bread on the surface before...only not in Canada and only on very small bodies of water. A piece of bread crust with a hook inside did the trick.
I think I might try bread or flies on the surface of deer lake because it looks like they might be finning about and feeding on bugs, or something, on the surface. Will probably need a boat so it might be hard to avoid scaring them.
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Due to the location any Carp left in there are so wily of a hook, that they ain"t coming for dinner too easy. They saw many kin head off and I mean head off to the table. There the offspring of the one that got away. :)
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lotsa goose poop in them there waters, I sometimes eat lunch at the park there, the number of resident geese is pretty grose.