It's that time of year when water temperatures are dropping and the carp are getting less active. They are now picky as to what they eat and are wary about taking any offerings.
Time for the finesse game of late fall. This is an approach that Kev Wasliewski, one of the area's best carp fishermen, showed me many years ago. Make everything smaller.... smaller hooks (size #8 works great), smaller sinkers (quarter ounce is good), shorter hook links. Also, go with finesse bait. In this case, sweet corn (flavored or unflavored) is deadly though small doughballs also work. If you use a method ball, make that smaller too.
Prebaiting is still one of the keys to success. So is finding locations where the carp bunch up. They often change locations in late fall.
The carp fishing game will continue until the ice arrives. It's often not hot and heavy at this time of year, but the fisherman who knows what he is doing will continue catching. To catch fish from now until the ice arrives, a finesse approach will be the best way to go.
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