Carp and the spawn

What time of year do carp typically spawn? Are there mroe effictive ways to target them during this time period than any other time of the year.

As far as when thats hard to judge.Every lake is different and just like bass they all go different times during the spring based on weather,temp and so on.

after heavy rains, about mid-may starts the carp spawn in my neck of the woods. and forget the pole, grab the bow!!!

99.9% of bowfisherman are rEdneckeeY farM boYZ....

seems like you got it right takeagillpill. the week of june 7th seems to be a good time to find carp rolling. easy pickens for an arrow flinger. have you ever gone at night and lit it up ? lots of fun. redneck farmboy = bowfishermen? sounds better than being some sort of half **** vampire.

ORIGINAL: pratim

What time of year do carp typically spawn? Are there more effective ways to target them during this time period than any other time of the year.

When and where varies depending on conditions as already mentioned.  Typically, common carp will spawn once water temps reach low 60s deg. F.  Carp can spawn sooner in the shallower areas of a water, since these can warm up quicker, and may be seen spawning a little later on the same lake around deeper water. 
In these part in W. PA, I've noticed carp usually spawn from mid-May to mid-June depending on weather.

As far as targeting during this time, well that depends what you're into------sport, competitions, for the table, fertilizer, whacking as many as ya can 'cause ya hate carp?  Sticking 'em may be the most effective way to "target" them when they're stacked up spawning. 
As far as angling goes, fly fishing for 'em may take some work, but could be productive if you're good at stalking them.  Bait fishing for them is probably the most effective to get 'em when they're spawning, but it can be tuff at times. 
I've had times when they were spawning one day and the catching was tough, but baited the area up and the next day I had a feeding frenzy going on and was rippin' them.  Not all carp spawn at the same time, so it's usually possible to find some feeders (especially the ones just coming off the spawn) mixed in. 
Some claim a good "spawn bait" is good for catching them during the spawn, but that's another subject.
If all else fails, ya can always snag 'em.

ORIGINAL: MAGIC MAN

seems like you got it right takeagillpill. the week of june 7th seems to be a good time to find carp rolling. easy pickens for an arrow flinger. have you ever gone at night and lit it up ? lots of fun. redneck farmboy = bowfishermen? sounds better than being some sort of half **** vampire.

I think MM is a redneck farmboy (takes one to know one) too, but a gothic redneck farmboy vampire.  He just ain't a bfer.

we run about 4000watts of construction lights off a generator,it's alittle loud but work in progress,come spring we'll have it tuned up for the annual sayer's dam spring fling( open carp shoot).

sayer's is just an all around good fishing lake,the bass fishermen seem to like us shooting carp. the park rangers are never in your face and with unlimited horsepower on the water, it still fishes well, unlike other lakes in the area.

yea bud, that's the place. ever been there?

if your'e interested, i"ll send you tournament info when it comes out this year. it's pretty chilled out . 2 man teams everybody has a chance of winning something top 3 teams win cash. 

i'm sad to say there's no hook and line category in this contest but that will be brought up down there this year. sounds like a cool concept. if you like #'s over size than sayer's is 4 you. 

i have a camp right outside of "bald eagle ****" or sayer's, and i will be looking forward to the carp tournament this year::: my vote goes for stick & rip!!

hey magic , maybe we should quit bow fishin. seems like people are gettin upset.

carpkiller,quit bowfishin, that ain't never gonna happen. these people that don't like it should show up at the tournaments and speak their minds. that would be funny. i'm sure redbeard would be happy to see them ,not 2 mention the 100 other hard core bowfishermen.