Winter Carp?

[Gadz Talk Angling User Find all posts View Profile Close Gadz]

Alright lads, im just wondering do carp like deep water? becasue i was fishing on a lake today which was really shallow. Cought nothing! i then moved to the deepest peg on the lake. I then pulled out about 10 roach, 1 carp (5lb) this took some work, i think this was becasue they saw the other fish feeding. So i am just wondering if the carp enjoy the deeper water? i only cought one carp all day but still it was something! Help apreciated.

Gadz.

[polepot used to fish Find all posts View Profile Close polepot]

from what I remember , its a bit hit n miss with carp in winter. they re either there or not there, and if they are there they might not feed. I fished a match in winter once and whilst plumbing up i got a liner, so I put my pole down n went for a walk til the all in, came back, baited up with a pellet and as soon as it hit the deck it sailed away. This was the only bite of the match on the lake. If I had fed I dont think I would have got that fish, so, that is how the straight lead works, just keep chucking it about looking for the fish, be it deep or shallow water, they wont come to you

[keith Fox Match - GOT Baits Find all posts View Profile Close keith]

Carp tend to hover in the water. If you are in a deep water peg. It does not mean the fish are feeding on the bottom. They tend to find a layer of water where the water is slightly more appealing to them at that moment in time. This may be anything from a couple of inches deep to the dead depth. Always worth setting up a few rigs to cover every possibility.

[polepot used to fish Find all posts View Profile Close polepot]

And there speaks an expert

[Gadz Talk Angling User Find all posts View Profile Close Gadz]

What about carp in the summer? they are just everwhere arnt they, can catch them really easy?

[keith Fox Match - GOT Baits Find all posts View Profile Close keith]

Gadz,

It works the same in the summer, The secret and my downfall on a lot of occasions is not finding the right depth that they are feeding at.