Last Summer Carp

I've been testing out what's the minimum amount of bait I would have to use in correlation to lake size, river size, and stream size this Summer. I've came to the conclusion that if you are fishing a medium sized lake (100 acres-1000 acres) you would need to add a method to your rig like the one below for extra scent to attract carp:

A method is basically that extra glob of bait in which I wrapped around my sliding sinker and swivel for extra scent.

OR

you can use a double hook rig like the one below BUT I WOULD USE HAIR RIGS INSTEAD OF THE SINGLE CIRCLE HOOKS. Also you would have less tangles if one leader is longer than the other. For example one being 19 inches and another being 8 inches:

I've also found that in Lakes that are smaller, rivers, or streams, I could get away with just a single hookbait. The scent of the single hook bait is just enough to cover a significant area of a small lake, and the scent disperses really well in current such as a river or a stream. For example fishing Kelley Point Park with a single hook bait works great:

The largest one of the day was this 11 lber that took about 10 minutes to reel in:

I would've uploaded some sort of video footage of that day and other successful fishing trips I had last Summer but my Windows Movie Maker is broken for some odd reason

Van Zyl Reservoir

I checked out the Van Zyl Reservoir in Clackamas in order to stalk big fish, but the only thing big that was stalking me was this Swan or Goose or whatever it is. It literally followed my girl and I as we walked around the Reservoir, and it even followed me up the sidewalk to my car. 

Break Dancing Carp

Another video still that always cracks me up for some reason

lol

This was actually a video still of this ridiculous Carp fishing video off youtube.

Bluegill

This was from that one day I caught nearly 300 fish, but most of them were these little guys using a fly rod

Leave it to Beaver

On the first day, I saw this tree next to Company Lake. The next day, I see it slump, with half of it laying in the water. I thought somebody chopped it down until I saw signs that it was a beaver.

Releasing a Carp

I'm re-posting this video because apparently I made it "private" when I uploaded it, but now I fixed it.

Ending this Summer off, I've been catching small 1 lb Carp and the big ones seem to be Spawning. I've been doing really well with the white bread hair rig method style: