Any Carp on the wetside???

[Curly]

To get to Long Lake, head south on I-5 to Lacey......take the Marvin Rd exit (Exit 111, I think; it is the first Lacey exit).  Take a left and head south a couple of miles until you come to a round-about at Pacific Avenue.  Take a right on Pacific and go a couple more miles.  When you get to Carpenter road, take a left and head south a couple more miles.  There might be signs saying Thurston Co. fairgrounds, you'll be going just past the fairgrounds.  Just past the fairgrounds (on the left) there is boat launch road.

There is usually carp across and to the left by the island and the bridge to the island; and through on the other side of the bridge.  Also, the southwest end of the lake has a very shallow weedy area with lots of pads.  The very north end is also good where the creek comes in from Pattison Lake.

[ICEMAN]

You may find a few cruising the shallows, but I always found the big ones in 8 feet of water or more..... These fish are actually edible, you just have to cut out any dark meat, and pull the bones out with needle nose pliers....sort of a pain in the ask...This is the only fish I know of where the bones "Y" and then you have two...

Nothing is more fun, than hooking in to a +20lb fish on that lake with a trout rod, fighting it, water boiling etc... and then seeing all the skiers get the hell out of the water once they see what the hell is in there....

[jackelope]

Nothing is more fun, than hooking in to a +20lb fish on that lake with a trout rod, fighting it, water boiling etc... and then seeing all the skiers get the hell out of the water once they see what the hell is in there....

i  know of one thing that is more fun...casting a fly rod to them when they are tailing/mudding in the shallows. they will eat nymphs regularly. it's a poor man's bonefish. 

[Pugetsound]

As far as green lake goes, you have to row.  No motors gas or electric.

[arrowflinger]

Been out to Lake Washington and Sammamish didn't have any problems. Most of the fish are deep. Still a good time as long as I'm not working.

[GoldTip]

Iceman, northern pike will also have a "Y" bone as well, although not terribly problematic until you get into the 8-10 pound or bigger fish.

[Hermit]

Lake Union is full of them.

[Krustypuff]

green lake is in north seattle near woodland park zoo. want to say around 80th or so. Drive down 99 heading south and it is on the left hand side lol. Hell if i could get away id shoot the video man. that would be great.... MAybe we could make a carp shooting video and sell it with every other video they sell on the internet for shooting something.

[LongTatLaw]

Just wondering...
did anyone find a good place on the west side to bow for carp? I really wanna try it?

Long lake is near the house... can it be done without a boat?

any advantage to doing it at night by spotlight?

anyone thats done it, please post pics!

[MooseStock]

There are a ton of carp in Lake Tapps...if the Tiger muskies haven't got them all.....There is glacial water in Tapps though and I don't know if you could see them.....Les

[bankwalker]

the carp in green lake average about 10lbs but i have caught them up to 30lbs. yesterday i went 4 for 9 and the biggest was 17lbs.

today completely died off with this colder weather.

[catwithboost]

Long lake in Thurston County has 40+ pounders in there. 

I spent 7yrs living on that lake. It is a good area to pull in a 40+lb carp The biggest I got out of there was I think 46#.

[Dman]

 Riffe Lake has them and you could bowhunt the hell out of it's 23 miles. I would imagine you would want to hit it during low water in late summer when they are more concentrated.

[cascademountainhunter]

are there any seasons on shooting carp with a bow?

[MountainWalk]

lake washington behind the stadium has plenty of hoss carp