Potholes and Seep Lakes Carp

[danceswitharrows]

I am heading over in two days to go bowfishing for carp and was wondering if people have been sucessful.  This time last year it was a blood bath and I am hoping for more of the same 

[carpsniperg2]

you should do good if the wind is down if it is up its hard to tell the fishing has been getting better the spawn is still not here yet around here but they are in the shallows so it should not be long now. good luck to you and make sure you post up some pics

[fishwhackin]

I tore them up real hard over a month ago out there in windy cold conditions.  You will find them starting to roll up in the ankle to knee deep water even though it is only supposed to be in the 60's there this week for the most part.  Go to potholes and head down to Mardon and fish the banks north of there for clearer water.  There are some hogs in that area that put up a good fight and will fill a barrel pretty quick.  If the rain hasn't affected the clarity this week, you can also do good up in the dunes all the way up to the spillways.  Best of luck.  What you leave behind we will be there Thursday night through Monday cleaning up!

[75johndeere]

just curious is it possible to hunt them from the shore we are taking our quads over for the weekend and i thought about bringing my bow and just doing it from the shore is it alot harder impossible what?  sorry for the hijack

[carpsniperg2]

yes, you can hunt them from the shore i did it for year's also alot of people wade for them but a boat is the best but you can do just fine from the bank

[Ratdog68]

Question... what do ya do with 'em?  Are carp edible?  Or, do they get relegated to fertilizer status?  

I've seen big carp in a local lake here in Seattle... when I was growing up, I thought they were just BIG goldfish that people had tossed into the lake as they were moving... later... learned they were carp.  

Are they a good game fish, or a garbage fish in need of culling?  

[Old Dog]

Most carp are labled as a deleterious species, and are not managed as a game or food fish.  The grass carp is the one exception.  No licence required, and no bag limit.

[carpsniperg2]

the common carp is classed as a food fish, i know this because i have to have a commerical food fish license, threw the fish and wildlife to guide for them. yes they are edible but not for me.

[Ratdog68]

the common carp is classed as a food fish, i know this because i have to have a commerical food fish license, threw the fish and wildlife to guide for them. yes they are edible but not for me.

Thanks for what I suspected to be the case.  Sounds like pot-fodder for the back burner of an Asian kitchen... I don't think I'd care for layin' a lip on one.