Jmo1685 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Well I christened the carp rod today ! Armed with a can of corn & some old oats/corn mix from the freezer , I headed to Martindale to try the new spot I had been eye balling . There's only enough room there for 2-3 anglers , and the spot I wanted to use was "taken" by a goose , sitting on her nest of 6 extra large eggs ! That nest won't last long as it's fished often or a mink, etc. will eat those eggs . I chummed a spot about 10' away from her & tossed a line out ....only to have Daddy goose harassing me and observing lots of bottom gunk catching my line as it floated passed . Time to get out of here !! So , I headed to Jordan ... parking lot at the beacon was crammed full of vehicles & trailers ....lots of boats in the lake . I stopped at Tim's to coffee up & headed to the harbour ....My two best spots were taken , so I picked a very shallow spot with about 20 inches of brackish water & chummed a spot close to shore , and waited .......Finally , after 90 minutes I got a nice hit & the battle was on ! It didn't do the long run in that very shallow water ,but fought hard , thrashing about near the surface for 5-6 minutes . ...my first 2015 carp . It weighed "about" 10 lbs....give or take a # or 2 . I forgot my carp net ....but had my pike net in the van and it did the job fine while I removed the hook in the bull rushes . Great day on the water , watching the vultures , hawks, cormorants& killdeer . Ma goose wanted me to leave ...... ...picked up some garbage .... corn can , cups , & some line that was 10' from the goose .... and oh yes.....the "gold" Gorgeous fish Smerch ! I was also at the harbour that day, but on the other side of the outflow. Had a nice run, but nothing to set the hook over. I tried sending you a PM about carping, but I think your inbox is full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungYakker Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Jordan bridge there is just a really nice spot to be. if you can mind the trash. I had good luck there last year so I will spend some good days there for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Gorgeous fish Smerch ! I was also at the harbour that day, but on the other side of the outflow. Had a nice run, but nothing to set the hook over. I tried sending you a PM about carping, but I think your inbox is full. I just checked my inbox & it was full ....deleted everything ...ready to go now .Thanks ! I need to check more often , there's no alert when clicking on the pm's that shows your inbox is full ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd09gs Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Im actually living in st catharines now, i just moved out here in the winter for work and thats why i figured i would post on the niagara site and see how/where people fish around here. I'll be testing my luck out again this weekend, and ps thanks for the tip on the green giant corn smerchly, I'll give it a shot, previously i was a firm beleiver in the no frills corn haha. we'll see if therees a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammercarp Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Nice write up. YEAH! Spring is finally here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Nice write up. YEAH! Spring is finally here. I knew this SPRING weather would get you pumped Lorne ! We will have to do another "Jordan Carp-In" soon . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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