Big Carp on the Fall Feed

 

Here's a good size carp landed today.  Big fish 
are on the fall feed right now!

Right on schedule.  It's mid October and the large carp are on the fall feed in anticipation of winter coming.  In the last week, I have caught a good number of carp in the 15 to 24 lb. range.  Other RI CAG members have been doing the same thing as reported by the large fish entered in our RI Fall Combo Tournament. I expect this good fishing for larger fish will continue in RI waters until the temperature really drops and ice starts to form.  That means you can expect a solid month left to this big fish fishing.

I have been going with my old favorite of maize and an artificial corn on the hair rig. Recently I have been favoring a pale pink pop up artificial. If there are turtles around I do not go with a method ball as the turtles have been bait stealing pests on these 70 degree days in October.  Remember, too, that this is the time of year in which night fishing is very productive.  These warmer nights (that we have been having lately) are quite pleasant compared to those 35 and 40 degree nights that are coming.

The first very large carp over 30 lbs. that I handed in RI was caught on Nov. 9 many years ago. That fish actually weighed 36 lbs. and was the unofficial state record back then. So, the potential is there to catch a real monster in the coming weeks.  Good luck if you get out and try.