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    carp north alabama

    in Beginning Carping

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    9 hours ago, (TN) Cannonball said:

    I would think (scary, isn't it?) that anywhere along the TN River would be possible to catch carp. I have driven from TN across AL on Hwy 72 and see places to fish. However, AL seems to be like TN with very few places to fish from the bank. I recall seeing some parks that might be open enough. Also, places I fish in TN are high and dry right now. Scout around and see what is available. Good luck and let us see some photos of your catches.

     

    Thanks for the advice!  I recently saw a spot on the river where people caught some carp I'm gonna go give it a try. also are carp still biting actively this time of yesr? it's been unseasonally warm in the 50s and 60s during day. 

    Grass carp

    in Beginning Carping

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    40 minutes ago, Manosteel said:

    I always had decent success with grass carp on frozen (thawed) green peas.  Much better than sweet corn.  Worth a try.

    Thanks I will give it a try was gonna go but it's 36 degrees with 15 mph wind

    Grass carp

    in Beginning Carping

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    28 minutes ago, kjstrat said:

    What's the water temp?  If I had to guess, at this time of year, their metabolism is slowed and so is the bite.  The two I had last year, one in the spring and another in the fall, both came on cooked (softened) feed corn flavored with anise oil and a little piece of Australian black licorice (CVS and Walgreens stocks it).  I've heard of other anglers catching them on candy too, especially little gummy bears.

    Good luck!

    The water temp now is 45-55s it was prob around mid 50s when I saw them

    Grass carp

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted

    right next to my house we have this pond with a bunch of a little grass carp in it only about 3 pounds we see them up near the shore just sitting then and u can walk right past them it was this time of year but we had a warm front its it possible to catch those little ones they were refusing bait at that time

    Good spot?

    in Beginning Carping

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    9 hours ago, MOCarper said:

    I have a similar scenario at several area lakes-here's my thoughts-

            1. Fish at night-no-ones around....you still can't fish off the dock, but the fish are hungry-no-ones around to feed them!....

            2. If there is a chunk-rock bank, many times it runs close to the marina and you'll lose a lot of rigs, but you'll catch a lot of carp!!  if you can find where it ends, get your bait at the edge- I think the carp cruise the edge of the rocks..... 

            2. Chum a line away from the docks-most of the larger docks either have drop-stone cables, posts, or cables to stabilize the dock and you may hook-em, but they will invariably wrap around that stabilizer and you'll lose them-they tend to circle back to the dock, not away. Some docks are true floating docks-just ask the marina manager how the dock is stabilized....(usually the oldest employee- they were there when the marina was built ;)

            3. I am chumming boiled field corn with vanilla, sometimes with birdseed, then using sweet corn and sweet peas or a pack bait with panko, oats, birdseed, and soaked fish pellets- the pellets release from the pack bait-that attracts a bunch!!!........-get-um away from the docks if it is anchored though.....

            I was surprised how good fishing was this weekend in a small creek- I'm standing exactly 1/2 way across it-just found a wintering school I think........

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    thats awesome  thanks for the tip and right next to my house we have this pond with a bunch of a little grass carp in it only about 3 pounds we see them up near  the shore just sitting then and u can walk right past them it was this time of year but we had a warm front its it possible to catch those little ones they were refusing bait at that time

    Good spot?

    in Beginning Carping

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    1 hour ago, Cannonball said:

    I would think if you kept putting out small amounts of bait periodically, you would get carp hanging around.  Bait it and they will come!  Sounds like a movie title, huh?

    Sounds like a good location.  Are you aware that I am up for adoption? :P

    Lol! Thanks for the tip

    Good spot?

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted

    so we got this lake house not to long ago and i was wondering if its a good place for carp its in a cove about 350 yards across where we are and it starts tapering off  its about 1300 yards from mouth to back of the cove the guy who use to own it fed fish off the dock with fish feed a lot but the average depth is around 10-12 feet and deepest part is about 18 feet is this place a good place to fish any time of the year is it too shallow?

    Best place to bank fish for carp

    in Carp Locally & Fishing Reports

    Posted

    On 1/20/2017 at 11:39 PM, Batman said:

    Hello,  I am new to this site and carp fishing. I live in North Alabama Huntsville to be exact. Does anyone know where some good spots to catch common carp and grass carp from the bank would be? I would greatly appreciate   any help.

     

    God Bless,

    Scott  

    i live in huntsville as well always trying to find new spots ive had luck in the flint river though and heard of people catching them at ditto landing

    Winter carp bait

    in Beginning Carping

    Posted

    Sweet corn should be fine. I personally think the key to winter carping is to find the carp. They will be in different areas of the water as temps change. Good luck.

    I normally fish under a bridge what should I look for in the winter

    Winter carp bait

    in Beginning Carping

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    I am pretty new to carp fishing and I have normally fished with sweet corn and I caught one today and it's pretty cold I was wondering about how they feed differently in the winter can I still catch them on sweet corn the same we or do I need to change up baits and stuff I have tried boilies but not much luck

    Chumming with corn

    in Beginning Carping

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    Oh dear, you have my sympathy this year - it's been a brutal one for ya. I made the mistake of asking my wife the other week, "Why are you even watching the game? - If it hurts, stop doing it ?" .... that Saturday ended very badly for me !

    haha sure has
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