schooling carp

[liamfish]

Morning all

I have watched carp cruise in groups of 2 or 3 but never in huge numbers..... until sat that is. I also had a huuuuge carp following the one that I had on the end of my line.

is this normal?

[Errrm]

I've seen this on commercial carp waters, groups of maybe 20 carp swimming around on the surface. The groups were mainly the smaller carp, the bigger fish generally swam in either very small groups or by themselves. I had never seen this before though either until this year.

[liamfish]

these were wild river carp

[Chris Plumb]

these were wild river carp

 

 

Fishing rivers during the close season?

 

 

C.

[liamfish]

no my good man its the lea navigation- which parts of you can fish all year around...

[Chris Plumb]

no my good man its the lea navigation- which parts of you can fish all year around...

 

Downstream of Acquaduct Lock

 

 

C.

[dapper64]

no my good man its the lea navigation- which parts of you can fish all year around...

I'm interested to know why you can fish all year round .

[Dick Dastardly]

Early I know but given the warm weather not that supprising!-

 

Starting to think about spawning is your simple answer!

[poledark]

Fish were spawning in my local lake last week. During the previous couple of days I had fish follow hooked ones all the way to the net.........................

 

Doesn't have to be a commercial, it is, and always has been, quite normal behaviour for carp to gather in large numbers at this time of year. One complex I used to fish, there were two lakes seperated by a wire mesh grille. The carp used to gather on one side trying to get through to fish on the other side. Once swawning was over, they would disperse....some never to be seen again until the next spring

 

 

Den

[liamfish]

ah ha- that would make sense. and yes south of Aquaduct Lock- I have no car and will only cycle as far as I can be bothered from my door..... lazy i know