Finding Carp

Finding Carp

Finding carp isn't that hard. Carp will roam throughout the lake, river,
or pond looking for food. They are bottom feeders, but they will also
feed on the surface. In some waters, they will feed throughout the
entire day on the surface. You can see their orange mouths skimming
the surface film. If you get out early in the morning, you can find fish
around the shallows feeding on the surface.

Carp can be located throughout the entire lake, although, you will find
lots of fish around murky, shallow areas. Get out to your fishing
destination at first light, but don't actually fish. Walk the shorelines or
slowly drive your boat along areas looking for feeding fish. In big lakes,
they will be a lot harder to find than in ponds and small lakes. In the
shallows, you should see fish feeding on the surface, or darting out
away from the boat. Map these areas so you know where to come back
and fish. Carp will be in these areas during the mornings and evenings
and in slightly deeper water around those same areas throughout the
day.

Carp will stay on the move, so make sure you have a few spots mapped
out to give you a backup plan. If the fish aren't in a spot where you saw
them a day or two ago, try your other spots until you find them.

In lakes, carp can be found around weedy and mucky areas. Shallow,
mucky areas hold a lot of fish early in the morning and in the evening.
Carp also love weeds. Catching carp around the weeds can be
extremely difficult. Some times the weeds are very thick and the carp
will be in the weeds. Getting a bait to these fish is tough and if they do
bite they are going to run right into the thickest weeds and most likely
get off. Carp will also roam open water stopping on points, humps,
drop-offs and other structure to feed.

In rivers, most carp can be found in slack waters. Some fish will be in
stronger currents or even up at the dams, but you will find most of the
carp in stretches of calmer water and in backwaters. After heavy rains,
fish the backwaters. A decent-sized backwater can hold hundreds of
carp.

In ponds, carp can be everywhere. They can often roam the entire
pond, but some areas will hold more fish. If there is a sewer for water
runoff, this can hold lots of fish after a rain. The shoreline that the wind
is blowing to will also hold more fish. The winds blow a lot of organisms
across the pond and carp will be in these areas to feed. During the
day, the majority of the bigger fish can be found in deeper water.

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