You have to find where there held up for the winter.  They stick together in cold water and dont move much.  Easier said than done.

ORIGINAL: fish fetish


hey, new to this forum, but really enjoy catching carp, particularly large ones. I have also spent time bow-fishing for them, & enjoyed that as well. I c&R rod-n-reel, but havesting with a bow whether they are tossed in the woods for the coons to eat or taken home to fertilize gardens, has no effect on the population. I have lived in WNY (where I started fishing for carp)& CO, where I still occasionally fish for`em, & has really started to become a targeted fish(fly-rodders-"rocky mountain bonefish"). The latest I`ve ever managed to catch carp has been towards late Oct.- how do you target these fish through the winter? Here`s an additional curve-ball-it is illegal to chum in CO.-so how would I go about catching more than plentiful 20 lb. fish that you don`t have to pay any more than your fishing liscence to catch, but you can`t chum for during winter? Just looking for some fishing action during the slow times.... Can anybody help with me winter fishing for carp?

You can't catch common carp after Oct. especially if the water is below 50 deg. F.  They bury themselves in the mud and hibernate for winter------I think we covered this earlier in the thread.

Hey, have ya ever tried bow-ice fishing for carp?  After ya shot 'em, you could just toss 'em and slide 'em across the ice-covered lake right into the woods.

ORIGINAL: Mountian Man

I like to snag them and make fish sandmichs....

 
You could have had a carp-spread sandWich when we went pike fishing.

No chumming at the paylakes duUD

paradise is like in somerset county

Wrong.

ok there is a more complete list here, http://www.fish.state.pa.us/lakesreg.htm.

Paradise lake  is in cardale PA and not too far from seghi's.  both are in fayette county.  anyone point is its a lot easier to get to the river.

it is quite a list isn't it?
from the fish commission,  there are 11 facilities/ponds in fayette county alone and 2 places in allegheny county

I think I shouldv'e left this thread alone.  I'm not an anti-pay lake, guy.  I just don't choose to fish them.

it is expensive enough to try to catch fish, without adding access fees.  also I thought that maybe the guy from texas was assuming that paylakes were the only reasonable place to find big carp. 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

on the other hand, you don't need a license when you fish a pay-lake, do you?  that might make a difference for an out of town tourist.



I don't know.  what do you guys think?  should an out of town tourist (with kids) with an interest in carp seriously consider a pay-lake?? Isn't it like really hard to catch fish??   you guys are all being SO quiet.  and I have added nothing but opinion and some shoddy geography to the thread. 

I don't even fish for carp.

if you dont mind a 2.5 hr drive pymatuming spillway no 1 tourist attaction in pa there are more carp there than any other place i know of throw in some bread and 100's go after it and you can fish lake side i go there several times a year with a loaf of bread catch 1carp every 5 min appox they bite all day long then go to the fish hatchery and or pagc wildlife building all within 3 miles to check out there exsibits and its all free

Fish for Anything:
 
Great Carp in the Allegheny River-- close to Pen Hills,  Try close to the dams,  The areated water is a plus in hot weather.  During the week you can get to the base of Lock 3.{south bank}  Lock master opens the gate around 7 AM closes around 3 PM.Drive dirt road to lock and park on the road.  Walk  to end of chamber and  scramble down the steep bank.  Chum heavy with corn. Bait with corn or dough ball.  May need a slipsinker due to current.  Do not just prop rods on forked stick unless you want to lose em-- use a good rod holder driven into the bank.  I used to flavor the dough ball with the Spray on crayfish fish attractant.  Takes a little effort to get to the spot but you will  often have it by your self.  Call Lockmaster at lock 3 before you go.  Loads of sauger and some nice small mouth possible on the right lure
 
pittsburghred@AOL.com