Any idea what type of fish you are seeing? If carp, use a smaller hook and try a few kernels of canned corn or some earthworms threaded on the hook. With the weather changing things will start moving quickly. Just looked at this week and it is showing high of 80° on tuesday and then high of 38° on wednesday.
Idk what they are, most of then have a very pronounced black stripe along most of their length.
Thanks! I ran across him on the Olympyk page yesterday. Sounds like he's a dealer that has some nos. Have you done business with him?
I gave the pond a half hearted try yesterday, not even a strike..
I purchased a recoil and a spare piston from him for my 962 a while back. I wouldn't hesitate to do business with him.
There's been a lot of guys out in the their boats the last few days and I've not seen them catch anything either.
I usually don't pay attention to moon phases. Probably should, dad talks about the older people and relatives watching to know when to do certain tasks. I just try to fish when I can, and sometimes it works and sometimes not. Perhaps smaller baits under a cork(bobber) worked slow. White bass are getting ready for spawning run now on Grand and paddlefish are beginning to move as well. Minnow on an aberdeen hook with a small split shot under a cork a couple feet deep is an easy way to fish as well. With deeper water and to help you cast use a slip bobber. Throw and let it sit and the wind move it or move it about a foot every 15 to 30 seconds. You can do the same with a jig instead of a minnow. Sometimes they just want the slower movement.
Do you eat carp?
We usually do not. We will eat suckers though. I can't really tell you a reason, it just seems that is how I grew up. Both are bony fish and the easiest way to prepare them is to pressure cook them to soften the fine bones in them and then pick out the larger ones that are left. Usually make a fish patty out of them with egg, cracker crumbs and some salt, then pan fry them. One of my grandfathers brothers would take every carp or buffalo that we would catch.
Some like it, some don’t.
I figure we'll try to eat about anything we catch, if all else fails the chickens will get it.
In some circles smoked carp is quite popular.
