Luvevolution Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 go bah humbug yourself its easier to find perch and pike through the ice then carp and cheaper and less to carry now, now boys, let's not fight. LMAO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 i would rather ice fish for pike and perch Blasphemer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 i like to keep myself open to different species of fish cause i would get bored fishing for the same thing over and over again i still fish for carp 90% of the year though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steeler Posted October 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 I could never get bored of carpin', everything else, just seems boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazz Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 ive got 2 carp both in the 20lb range while ice fishin.it was fun wondering what was so heavy on the other end but really wasnt much of a fight.i think the cold water really slows them down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 i agree with mazz ice fishing for carp would be pointless since they are a warm water fish and there fighting abilities will suck, thats why i fish for perch and pike through the ice since they actually fight through the ice, when warm water comes then im all carp most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel06 Posted October 18, 2009 Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Cant wait to get an ice carp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ketchican Kid Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Where are the best spots to catch goldfish? I never knew they got soooooo big! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel06 Posted November 6, 2009 Report Share Posted November 6, 2009 Where are the best spots to catch goldfish? I never knew they got soooooo big! Anywhere carp are found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Where are the best spots to catch goldfish? I never knew they got soooooo big! I seem to hear of more goldfish coming out of places on the great lakes particularly lake erie and lake ontario. This is probably because in the states they are a common bait more for flatheads and other catfish. By out of the lakes I am meaning harbours and inlets off the lakes. Like mashes and marinas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvevolution Posted November 14, 2009 Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 Joey says he likes catching all species!?..................then why's he got Perch on the brain ALL the time lately? hmmmmmmmmm. LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I seem to hear of more goldfish coming out of places on the great lakes particularly lake erie and lake ontario. This is probably because in the states they are a common bait more for flatheads and other catfish. By out of the lakes I am meaning harbours and inlets off the lakes. Like mashes and marinas. Erik I beleive there are less goldfish in the wild than there used to be. During the 60's and 70's there were thousands of them in Hamilton Harbour and Lake Ontario around Hamilton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Oh and I'm still carpin. I got a 20 and a 25 at the spot where Joey, Jacob and I fished. Also a friend of mine got a 42. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 We saw gold fish ,we called them golden carp, at Martindale pond at Rennie Park way back in the fifties . We saw them & moon eyes through the ice in the winter . I still have a mounted goldie from those days , taken from Niagara on the Lake.....huge fins on this goldie ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottedGARRR Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 We saw gold fish ,we called them golden carp, at Martindale pond at Rennie Park way back in the fifties . We saw them & moon eyes through the ice in the winter . I still have a mounted goldie from those days , taken from Niagara on the Lake.....huge fins on this goldie ! sorry bout getting off topic but... smerchly have you seen any mooneye in the region in recent years? i've seen them on the grand but thats it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 sorry bout getting off topic but... smerchly have you seen any mooneye in the region in recent years? i've seen them on the grand but thats it.. This is another fish that I would like to catch I have hear of them in arnprior at the dam there as well as the grand. (sorry for going off topic as well) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ola Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 Erik I beleive there are less goldfish in the wild than there used to be. During the 60's and 70's there were thousands of them in Hamilton Harbour and Lake Ontario around Hamilton. In an effort to draw conversation back to the original off-topic topic here is exhibit A - straight out of Hammy Harbour this spring. They are usually very skittish (who wouldn't be if they were bright orange in a camo world?) but this dude was uncharacteristically aggressive and massive but then only put up a very disappointing 5 second fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 There's no other fish in these parts that has the bright orange-red ! Other fish like bass can change colour to suit the environment to help them either catch other fish or to help hide themselves from preditors , not so with see fish that can be spotted a mile away ! I don't know if that is detrimental to their survival or not..... to spottedgarr ......haven't seen mooneyes in years , only gizzard shads . But they seem to thrive in the popular carp waters in the area from what I've read . Go carping .....& keep an eye.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_feelgood Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 New carp recipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 New carp recipe wow alot of the comments on that video are extremly racist and ethnocentric ( too judge a culutre on ones own values ) that looks tasty regardless if its alive or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 First Carp of the yearEvery new years our angling club holds a fishing event called the FFF ( the First Fishing Follie ). It's held to see who can catch the first carp of the year. Of course people being what they are, in order to have a chance at winning the event you have to set up before 12 am Jan. 1 2010. So this year over a hundred dedicated carp anglers from all over north america ( from Canada right down to Mexico ) and this year including two guys in Spain all headed out into the frozen night in search of some gold. I reached my chosen spot just before 11pm last night and set up.I had my bait in the water a short while when I had my first take but I failed to hook up with the fish. I waited 5 minutes then rebaited. After about 15 minutes my Abu reel sounded off and I set the hook. Fish on!. Here's a picture of a dark gold little beauty.A while later I landed a second fish.This was turning into a good night. Soon the rain stopped and it became very still. The only thing I heard was the odd mallard sounding off. I assume they get frightened by something and give off an alarm call. Well into the night the wind came up and the temperature started to drop. Rather than set up my shelter and propane heater I decided to pack it in. Everything was wet from the drizzle and I did not want to hang around and have it all freeze. So I went back to the vehicle and I was surprised that it was just before 5am. I headed home and off to bed.I am reading reports now from anglers that fished in Tennesee and Chicago Illinois. I can't wait to read how the others did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel06 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Great stuff lorin!! What a way to bring in the new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.T. Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Very nice fish! Love thie picture of the little camp you set up there! Ah, the luxuries of carp fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkangel06 Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Very nice fish! Love thie picture of the little camp you set up there! Ah, the luxuries of carp fishing. Hey man its hard work waiting for the fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Now , that looks real cozy ! . I think you guys are more devoted to your sport than the pinners ! (I'm going to get some flack now !) . Good on ya Hammer , nice fish ! That could be fun using a centre pin ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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