Unknown Carp

I went fishing the other day and caught this weird looking Carp. The funny thing is, I used to see it jump in a bay and I thought it was a giant record bluegill!!! So I was fishing using my hair rigged white bread ball after it finally rained during summer. We haven’t had rain all summer, so after the rain, the mud made the shoreline extremely murky; completely no visibility at all. I got a really strong bite on my fishing rod and decided to reel it in.

By the way, when you are using a circle hook, even with a hair rig, you aren’t supposed to set the hook. Just keep tension and reel it in. The circle hook is designed to automatically set the hook by using tension from the line and the rod, which makes fishing a lot easier.

 

Anyways when I reeled it in, it fought somewhat hard because it took some line periodically. When I reeled it in and finally landed it, I was shocked! I still have no idea what this is because in later posts, you will see several small carp, but none of them looked as oddly shaped as this one. I am guessing it’s some kind of Hybrid, or Crucian Carp.

And managed to squeeze a few of these guys also:

Fishing with my little brother

I decided to go fishing at night with my little brother, hoping to see him land his first monster Carp. Too bad we just landed these little bullhead catfish:

Spring Carp Fishing

My friend Mac, who has yet to land a Carp, was able to land a giant piece of bread on top of this goose!

 

In the pictures below, I managed to do a morning trip and a night trip in one day:

One of my biggest Carp

20 lb Common Carp

More Carp Fishing

I decided to go Carp fishing at one of my favorite Lakes for an hour in the morning and an hour at night. So for a total of two hours, I was able to land two beastly fish, the morning one being 15 lbs and the night time one being 18 lbs

The first fish, I was still fishing with a hair rigged white bread ball in about a foot of water in front of these rocks that were 30 feet away from me. I was busy texting my girlfriend, when my bite alarm starting going off! In the corner of my eye, I could see my line tightened and a fish going absolutely crazy on the surface of where I casted. For some reason this fish took me about 20 minutes or more to reel it in because it got tangled in some weeds. Luckily my Zebco Hawg Seeker Spincast Reel came with some 20 lb Cajun colored braided fishing line. I love the Cajun colored fishing line because in my opinion, it is more invisible to “carp eyes” than fluorocarbon. Another reason why it took me a while, is because my leader line was 8 lb test and I didn’t want to break the line. Here is a picture of the one I caught this morning:

 

On the night time fishing trip, I was fishing the same spot. Here are some pictures:

 

About me

So far, this blog is obviously more about Carp. I like targeting Carp because they are one of THE smartest fish in the world, making them hard to catch! On top of that, they fight harder than a salmon and are located in MOST waters here in Oregon. Believe me, I’ve caught lots of salmon up to the 30’s, but nothing compares to most Carp.

When it comes to mentioning specific fishing spots here, I’m not going to mention any because there are TONS! Besides, the journey and work you put to land a big fish is what gives the whole trip some gratification.

Carp fishing locations & Where I look up fishing information

Carp can be found in all different types of situations and depths. They are located in most waters near you. On my last post called MY CARP FISHING RIGS, I've described when to use specific types of rigs in different situations and locations. Locations and situations such as fishing around ducks, near rocks, pebble bottoms, near boulders, murky waters, dirty water, tailing/feeding fish, aggressive carp, sight fishing, grass, and reeds.

There are websites located on the right side of the blog under FISHING INFORMATION. These websites have helped me along my fishing journey greatly, and I recommend checking all of them out!

The Oregon Fishing Forum is a popular Oregon fishing forum, which seems to be dedicated to helping others in their own fishing journeys, and a place to show off your catches. I’m an active member on that site, but I’m mostly found in the Carp sub-forum.

Carp on the Fly is a Carp fishing blog about a popular fly fisherman in Oregon named John Montana who mainly targets Common Carp via fly angling. Before I began carp fishing, my co-worker talked to me about how Carp fishing is starting to blow up here in Oregon, and there is a fly fisherman that is making it more popular; John Montana. He also knows A LOT about Carp psychology, behavior, and of course, fly fishing.

The “Uploads by David Edwards” is a youtube channel of a Carp fisherman who documents Carp psychology, behavior, eating habits, and of course, fishing with a view VIA UNDERWATER CAMERA. It has given me VAST knowledge on Carp fishing, so much that EVERY VIDEO he puts out has significantly made me a better Carp fisherman. On top of that, the average length of each video is about 2 minutes long so it is very easy to take in.

Blazer Shane’s Blog is a blog about an Oregon fisherman who is great at catching different types of Oregon fish. His blog is phenomenal for it has videos, pictures, and it is very informative. He is also an active member on the Oregon Fishing Forum.

Oregon Fishing with George Permiakov is also one of the first people I’ve heard of when starting to Carp fish here in Oregon. He has helped me GREATLY on Carp fishing, and how to find them; although he wouldn’t think so because talking about Carp to him is natural. He is also an active member on the Oregon Fishing Forum.