[CAG Ohio - Urbana Results (East Harbor Replacement)]

Thanks for posting these.  I wondered how things went for you guys.  Where was the venue change posted for future reference.

[River vs lake/pond]

My favorite river tactic is to find a bridge when the water is clear and then look down.  Not trying to be smart here but it helps things tremendously.

After you feed the swim you can get back on the bridge and watch the action to see how the carp respond to your ground bait.

I once saw a carp wriggle across a narrow shallow sand bar, fully exposing itself, to get to my ground bait.  Admittedly this was after a couple of days of pre-baiting. 

It does help that the local bike path in Columbus runs along the river so there are multitude of bridges along its course.

 

[Asheville area carp]

 To fish at Beaver Dam Lake you have to have a special lake permit.  I don't know if that is a deal breaker for you but that is one of the reasons I never fished there.  

I think I would give Lake Julian a try.  It has multiple public access points.  It is a "Thermal" lake.  The water in the lake is always warm since it is the discharged cooling water from the power plant, and the lake is not very large.  So there is no real winter water temperatures in the lake.  The lake is full of decent sized catfish and bass.  I can only guess the carp would fare as well.

I was not aware of the no bank fishing rule at Lake Adger.  That is a bummer.

Targeting carp in WNC is a little difficult.  There aren't a multitude of easily accessed lakes.  And the rivers aren't really carp friendly.That is one of the things I like about living here in Columbus, Ohio now.  There are a lot of lakes around here to fish and the rivers are full of carp as well.

[Asheville area carp]

I am very familiar with Lake Lure as my in-laws have a house there and I am originally from Brevard.

I have seen and hooked, and lost, several large carp there.  I have seen very large carp in this lake.  It is a fairly old lake so the fish have had plenty of time to grow.  The large ones are also the most educated.  I sat and watched them eat several carpets of ground bait from around my hook bait.

My step dad said that for public access the incoming creek over at the beach is a good place to catch carp especially in the spring.

I pre-bait in my in laws boat house, they seem to like it in there, and am always amazed at the number of fish that would appear.  The carp definitely have their routes that they follow throughout the day. 

Lake Agler is in the same general are with easy public access for a portion of the lake.  However this lake is stocked with Musky so the carp my be few, but they would be large.

Lake Julian by the power plant has easy public access in several place and is very warm throughout the year.  It is very nutrient rich and full of fish.  It even has Talapia.

Also Beaver Dam Lake in Asheville is an easy place to get to and should be fairly productive. 

If you are daring the lakes on the course at Broadmoor Golf Course are full of decent sized carp  

I have never caught carp in the French Broad (Transylvania County), plenty of horny heads/suckers though.  

The dam on the French Broad up near Marshall may be a good bet.  People fish for cat fish up there all the time so it may be productive for carp as well.

And if you want some pay lake action check out Spivey's off of 74 out past Reynolds.