CARP.EAT.BREAD
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Fall Carp Fishing
Anyone ever do good in the fall?????????
Hopefully good fishing this October-November!
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/05 00:43:58
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My favorite time to catch carp is when the waters in between 65-50 degrees.Fills the gap between flatheading and steelheading!
LIVE TO FISH. FISH TO LIVE. SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE
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pacarper
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/05 05:19:44
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ORIGINAL: CARP.EAT.BREAD
Anyone ever do good in the fall?????????
Hopefully good fishing this October-November!
Nope. The carp shut down and hibernate and bury themselves in the mud and cannot be caught after Oct. Everyone knows that carp don't feed when water temp. is below 50 deg. F. ...................................  
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/05 13:23:17
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We do really well for the carp this time of year...night time is really good this time of year. A couple of years ago we got on an evening-night bite on a pond by us, and kept catching them through november by lantern light until it finally froze up. Never thought I would be catching carp, at night, during a driving blizzard.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/05 18:23:55
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/06 01:50:24
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/06 16:10:05
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I caught a real nice carp last Friday night, it was probably 30" or so and over 20 lbs. I've caught some carp over the summer and none of them put up much of a fight, but the one I caught the other night fought really hard, probably due to the falling water temps and increase in oxygen levels.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/06 19:09:56
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I caught 10 carp last friday at wilhelm and they put up a heck of a fight. I used to think carp shut down inthe winter but from what I understand you can still catch them in the winter just at a slower rate. Im going to try this winter.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/06 19:39:20
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/06 22:23:26
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Fall is incredible for stalking carp on the creeks in SW PA. They feed heavily and readily hit flies or bait. Some of my best days for numbers were in late October. Also some of the biggest fish I've ever landed were in the fall. They also hit in the winter and make a good day of fishing when you can't get to Erie or fish for anything else. A sunny day, even if it's cold will put fish in the mood to feed. Chumming corn helps too. Not much of a fight in the winter but if you'd rather be outside then on the couch on a cold winter Saturday, and you know where to find them, you can do well. Generally they group up in large numbers in small areas. So getting a few to bite isn't a problem if you find a good pack. On creeks look for them under trees and in slow holes up against banks. In large rivers look for them in still water off sides and backs of islands. In fact some of the largest river carp I've ever seen were on a steelhead trip in Indiana on the St. Joseph river in December. The back of the island had dozens of carp that were mostly 15-20 lb fish. A few looked around the 30 lb mark.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/06 23:52:29
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I caught 10 carp last friday at wilhelm and they put up a heck of a fight. I used to think carp shut down inthe winter but from what I understand you can still catch them in the winter just at a slower rate. Im going to try this winter.
Yep, contrary to what some people think, carp can be caught year round right thru winter. The only month I haven't got a carp from Wilhelm is Feb., but it usually has ice much of the time that month. Although, carp are caught thru the ice at times and there are a few hardcore carpers that target 'em thru the ice. Like has already been mentioned, the key to catching them in cold weather in to find where they gather in the winter, and feed 'em a little, easier said than done sometimes. It can be tough catching them in the winter, but that's the challenge. A little warm up in the winter, can get them the most active. I find moving water(cricks and rivers) is a little easier to catch 'em in during the winter normally. I'd rather fish for 'em in the cold than roast in the heat of summer trying to catch them in July and August. Oct. thru May is usually primetime for carp(although a few of those months may not be so prime). They are starting to fatten up a little bit this time of year for winter and should have their feed bags on. Heck, I've even been catching a few on da fly recently.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/07 17:57:50
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I have also heard that if you have established a feeding spot for them theyll hang around there in the winter.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/09 19:35:40
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All the small fish must be burried in the mud cause all i caught today was the big boys. Biggest 20lb 13oz. All the fight you could want especally when you look up to see both LINES straight out.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/10 02:16:46
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All the small fish must be burried in the mud cause all i caught today was the big boys. Biggest 20lb 13oz. All the fight you could want especally when you look up to see both poles straight out.
Cool. The water temp must still be above 50 deg. then. 
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/10 19:45:53
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14 carp today 23lb 2oz pig that almost ran my spool bare and a mirror with a gold eye. Going to try and figure the pic thing out and post them.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/10 21:39:37
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**** no wonder I'm not catching any the water is 49 degrees... 
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/11 01:06:33
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14 carp today 23lb 2oz pig that almost ran my spool bare and a mirror with a gold eye. Going to try and figure the pic thing out and post them.
Nice! Ya get these at the beach still?
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/11 14:46:31
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Yep at the beach there ripping probally help I was there day before and threw bunch of bait out before I left. Got there cast out didnt even have time to unfold chair and line was strait out then while I was working that one the other went. Pics are coming.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/11 19:39:26
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[/alig  n]Dont know how to make pic bigger. 23lbs
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/12 02:32:49
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Here ya go: 
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/12 11:11:10
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that sure is one pretty carp..........if the kids were not feeling under the weather......I'm pretty sure we'd go find some carp to play with.........there is a Big Bass Lake near the house that is loaded with carp......not so much the Big Bass though......the lake is the size of a jumbo swimming pool.........Funny Funny Funny
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/12 13:35:09
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Here's the golden-eye mirror(crazy-lookin'):  
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/12 18:08:36
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Ya its a fish I will always remember. On sat we had a very interesting day. Birds that sounded like jets a mouse that was attaching us the gold eye and a carp that had a hole in em. Musta got an arrow but he was strong and had alot of fight. Another carp had big chunk missing out of him down by his tail.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/15 13:43:35
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Ya its a fish I will always remember. On sat we had a very interesting day. Birds that sounded like jets a mouse that was attaching us the gold eye and a carp that had a hole in em. Musta got an arrow but he was strong and had alot of fight. Another carp had big chunk missing out of him down by his tail.
Sounds like there's some shoot and release bowfishing going on there.  I once caught a carp there that had a gash in it with its guts hanging out and it fought like a champ. They're **** tough/durable fish----they take a lickin' and keep on tickin'.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/15 17:46:06
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Yep think your right caught another one today with holes in em.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/15 18:31:25
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Swiss cheese carp? I betcha today was a nice day to be out carpin'?
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/15 19:47:53
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LOL my wife still doesnt believe me. It was wonderful. Did have the whole lake to myself though . The heron wasnt even dumb enough to be out.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/15 23:30:53
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As long as they're rippin', that's about all that matters.
Bout the only thing I've been rippin' lately is catfish------caught a couple dozen the other day down at Arthur, plus one dink carp finally before I left.
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RE: Fall Carp Fishing
2009/10/16 07:14:48
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Wonder were all the carp are in arthur. I saw that when the commission did a study they caught a couple 30lb+ carp. Is there just that many cats? Thought about tring arthur[as it would prolly not a half hour of my travel] but if you aint catching them....... Whats your biggest outa there?
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