Photo of the Week....."Now, that's a HOG!"

 

An unnamed member of the RI CAG holds a hog
of a carp that was landed in the Lady Ginger
Carp Fishing Tournament on the CT River this
weekend.  A good number of RI carpers are fishing
this three night/four day event.

Action Slows with the Spawn

The alarms have been silent for several
outings as the carp spawn.  Rarely
do they feed when spawning.

 This warm weather has set off the spawn.  When carp are spawning, they have little interest in feeding. I saw carp spawning in multiple places this week.  When they spawn, you will see groups of them following one another and thrashing in the shallows. I haven't landed a carp, or even gotten a hit, in the last three outings.

It's interesting to note that carp spawn at different times in different spots.  This usually happens when the water turns 65 degrees. So, in a shallow lake that warms up quickly, they are likely to spawn earlier than in a deep lake which is cold.

With cooler weather forecasted for the next week, I am hoping the fishing returns
to normal.  Sometimes the carp can really go on a feed post spawn.  I hope it turns out that way.

April Results for RI CAG Big 3 Tournament

Tom Perron had the
biggest mirror at
23 lbs., 5 oz.

 

Biggest fish so far is this 25 lb., 14 oz.
common.

The first leg of our Spring Big 3 tournament has ended.  Our members entered their biggest fish for April. We now move onto May and June.  I will say it has been a tough April with all this cold weather, especially at night.  The big ones have been hard to get, and some of our members have even been shut out in April. Still, some nice fish were caught. So, here are the results below:

1. Dave- 25 lbs., 14 oz.

2. Tom- 23 lbs., 5 oz.

3. Evan- 23 lbs., 4 oz.

4. Brian- 16 lbs., 12 oz.