Saturday afternoon, after finishing up some things around the house my buddy and I decided to give Lake of the Isles a try for carp. We haven’t targeted this lake since early July. ( before the weed and algea bloom got too thick) This particular lake in my experience isn’t known for great numbers but the size substantially makes up for it(sorry for the parenthesis but 20-30lb. carp aren’t a suprise here early in the year).. You might sit and wait for half an hour to hours on end as if you were sitting on the river bank waiting for that monster flathead, but the rewards can be worth every minute of it.We had never tried this lake from shore this late in the season so it ended up being a crapshoot….. A couple bored guys with a couple hours to waste. End result, 6 carp landed in two hours time. The two biggest fish weighed in at only about ten pounds each but it was a hoot nonetheless. The bait of choice tonight was once again the good ‘ol Festal corn, this time rigged with no sinker at all. Contrary to poular belief,i.e.big sinkers- bottom rigs- etc. we have found over the last few years when it comes to fishing carp in lakes or rivers when conditions are right that the lighter the weight or no weight at all seems to produce the best. As I stated in a previous river post the carp on on a tear right now and if you have any interest in catching these soft lipped bottom suckers get yer butt out there right now and give it a try. Here’s acouple pictures from our outing. All fish were CPR’d
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