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Got out for a short session before i had to go into work today, arrived at the swim at 5:30AM and got rods out by 6AM. It was a chilly morning being in the low 30's but the fishing was great! I fished until 12:30PM and ended up with 15 fish up to 30lb even! Had quite a few high teens throughout the day and even a mirror (insanely rare for this swim). Will be back next weekend to hopefully pick up a few more bigguns! Here are a few of the fish!
Also got out a week or so ago for discovery and will have a story for that up soon!
30lb even
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Nice fish Brian!
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Awesome fish guys! Congrats on the new PB buff chance!
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Great fish guys!
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Jangel's question is particularly interesting for me, too.
I've had a similar experience fishing at Fort Yargo State Park, in GA. Last fall, I caught at least 50 carp there, but I have yet to catch any over three pounds. In fact, if you check the little carp in my hand in my avatar, it's one of the fish I caught there last year.
The lake is about 250 acres in size. About 10 years ago there were carp in the 15-to-20 pound class caught there, so I don't really believe genetics are what is affecting the size. However, I did observe one anomaly with these fish that could indicate some sort of genetic issue. They all seem to have a very small mouth (so small that I can't catch them using a hair rig), and also, about 3/4 of the ones I catch seem to bleed quite a bit from the lips, even though I've been using small hooks. I suppose the small mouth might simply be a result of the small size of the fish overall, and the bleeding could just occur because the blood vessels are more dense in the small mouth. But I don't think I can completely rule out genetics as the cause, either. Keeping in mind that much larger carp were caught there just 6 or 8 years ago, is it possible for the genetic makeup of a species to have changed that significantly in less than a decade?
Further, I've seen lots of small mussel shells near the bank, which leads me to believe that there is sufficient food in the water. Other anglers tell me that the size of the bass in the lake has increased over the last few years (with some 6 & 8 pound fish caught recently), so in that respect, the lake seems "healthy", overall. I've fished in weedy areas as well as in hard bottom areas with few or no weeds. But to date, I still haven't found any larger carp..
I will add that all the spots I've fished are fairly shallow -- nothing deeper than about 6 or 8 feet, and some even shallower. However, as far as I've been able to determine, there are no significantly deeper areas anywhere in the lake -- at least none within casting distance from shore.
Has anyone else experienced a similar phenomenon (nothing but small fish in a decent sized lake that seems to have sufficient nutrients)???
All good stuff, makes you wonder what happened to the lake? When i made that post i didn't necessarily mean all of those factors at the same time make the fish small, what i meant was that it may only be one of those factors at a time. Like for your lake it may not be genetics, its just maybe that there are too many in there and they stunted their growth even though they have good genes. Not saying thats whats happening was just explaining kinda what i meant.
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A water that has only small carp in it is usually due to the water having too many carp in it for the size of the water, second is the genes the carp in that lake have cap the growth on them, third is that their may not be enough food in the water for them to grow big.
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Im in again too!
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Got somthing to post for discovery month as well!
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Absolutely stunning mirrors!
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Glad you got into some fish. Have you ever blanked?
I will be heading to Sterling in the morning if anyone wants to join.
Lol, Brendan will be down there tommorow for the morning with some of his buddies. would love to get down and fish that place properly in the fall but I won't this year as I get no time off work
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Congrats chance! Those are some very healthy and thick fish, well done! The start of a life long obsession lol
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Damn, very surprising. sorry to here no fish.
Got out to the river today for 3 hours got a very late start today as i needed some rest but still picked up 6 fish at the new spot and lost one good one due to being cut off. Going to be back soon its got some potential!
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Good luck
Thanks will post up tommorow if it goes well!
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I wish you would have posted this a day ago. I already made plans for other spot. Next time LMK in advance and I'll join you
Good luck tomorrow at the other spot! And sorry I woulda posted sooner but I wasn't sure if I was fishing. Next time it will be sooner lol
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Hey Michigan guys! I will be down at Elizabeth Park off the Detroit River tomorrow for discovery month if any body wants to join me, not guaranteeing we will catch as its a new spot but chances are we will as there are a lot of carp in the river and some very large ones if we can find the right spot on it. So if any body would like they are more than welcomed to join me, I will only be fishing til about 1PM though as i have work.
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Awesome fish, congrats!!
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Well done on some fine captures on the float!
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Some nice ford fish Brian! Good luck on your next session hope you pick up a few big fish! Robbie got out to sterling a couple days ago and picked up a massive fish, unfortunately he didn't have his scale on him. For sure over 30lbs, I wish i had more time to fish this fall lol. Will just keep on watching reports from everyone else in Michigan for now!
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That 2 step kohaku could be worth a fair bit- would love to see it from above. I miss my old koi pond bad-
Next one will be full of baby mirrors:) check out the UK carp angler Martin Clarke's baby mirror pond on facebook.
Is this the one you wanted to see from above? If so here is the only somewhat above shot we have of it. Will check that out!
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Great fish Robert loved that football in the beginning!
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One of my favorite parts about discovery month is coming onto the forum and reading everyones stories about their adventures and see what they find! I don't have much time to fish this fall due to being in college now plus working but the couple times i get out i plan on fishing some new waters, very excited!
We do have 11,000+ lakes here so picking one will be fun lol
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Love the vehicle! Looks good with all the gear in it
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New MI member
in MI
There is nothing you can do. The boat industry is a multi trillion dollar giant and nobody is going to mess with them. I understand people love boats and everything but they could have a little respect. But, at the end of the day, like you said it and I said it, this is still a carping paradise for now. Imagine 10 millions americans will switch tomorrow from bass fishing to carp fishing, what will happen? you will need to be on the lake at 2 am to find a spot to fish lol. Hell yeah I'll go fishing with you or anybody passioned abot carp. Anytime, anywhere !!!
Haha very true! Awesome sounds great!
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New MI member
in MI
Don't even start me on the boats issue here in the US because it will make my blood boil. Especially those who don't even fish from the boat, just disturbing the wildlife with their stupid skyjets and powerboats. Back in Europe if there's fish in the water and fishermen on the shore, the boats are illegal, or only the ones with no engine are allowed for baiting. And if you have the balls to break those rules over there, 10-15 fishermen will wait for you back on the shore and you be be Mike Tyson, otherwise you will get some bruises. Carp fishing is a religion over there LOL. At Ford Lake they finnaly put signs last week saying "NO SWIMMING, SHORE FISHING ONLY !!!". It's a mess
Not much you can do here besides argue with them and put up with it. Ive been spooled a couple times with boats coming in too close and picking up my lines at ford lake. LOL thats rough! There are some things that i envy of UK fishing such as no boats and loads of mirrors but I love the big wild waters we have here and big wild carp that come with it!
We will have to do some fishing sometime, I will let you know if I'm ever out in that area. Or if you ever want to come over here and fish erie for a session your more than welcomed to!
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Haha thanks Robbie! Fish were caught on the real stuff.