Why do??????

[Quest]

On the lakes that I fish. It seems that as soon as it gets cold Oct/Nov, about 75 percent of carp anglers seem to give up. Why do they do that? Is it because its harder to fish or is it to cold for them?

 

santa santa

[chesters1]

both,same reason the motorbike parking is empty they dont want to clean all that chrome

[Eddie]

Don't question it, just be grateful for it.

[John S]

I agree with Eddie

 

And Quest, your second supposition is correct

 

Tight lines

[Mald]

I keep asking myself how much of a Winter sport Carp fishing is ?

 

I come from a background of fishing for mixed species and as we enter the colder months I have always targeted traditional winter fish like Pike, Barbel and chub.

 

I got some great advice from this message board last winter and gave Carping a real crack over the cold months.

 

I caught but it's tough going and the urge to switch back onto the fish I know are feeding is always there...

 

It may well be a matter of choice of water. IF I could find a productive Winter venue I may have a differant outlook on this ?

[RobStubbs]

It is tough going but that is part of the appeal. A winter carp is much more satisfying than a summer fish because of it's rarity. I fish for carp as much in winter as summer but I may go the whole winter without a fish, mind you I can sometimes go a whole summer as well .

 

Rob.

[Mald]

I agree it's part of the appeal but is there a time where the temperature reaches a point that you will not catch no matter what you do ?

[Quest]

How cold do you think it has to get, before there is no chance of catching a fish????

[Mald]

Thats what I'm asking - if there is a water temp when the carp go off the feed and go dormant.

 

I fish a Cat water that will not produce a single Cat in the winter and I wondered if there was a trigger temp that had the same effect on the Carp?

[poledark]

Mald, I caught carp of twenty plus on consecutive days last Xmas (23 and 24th Dec) with a WT of 38 degF, both giving good runs.

 

I am still after them almost every day of the week, but really struggling at the moment

 

Den

 

[ 07. December 2004, 08:06 PM: Message edited by: poledark ]