Carp, anyone?

[Taxidermist]

After not catching much of anything today, decided to drive around the Montezuma NWR and look at the ducks. Then I pulled over and discovered where all the fish went to!

[reelcharacter]

And no fishing pole? 

-Reelcharacter

[Taxidermist]

Had the fishing pole right there in the back of the truck, but was deterred by the "no fishing" sign. 

Randy

[rgfixit]

Great Pics!
I've seen carp school before, but that's amazing. Is there no fishing anywhere in the Montezuma?

RG

[gone]

rg go back there next week thats nothing  gone

[rgfixit]

I'll have to cruise through there on my way to my brother's in Union Springs on Monday...
RG

[fingerlakesfisher]

You have not seen anything yet!!!  wait a few weeks they will be beached, stacked up spashing, and piled up all the way out into the middle of the river.   Fun to take the kids to see.

[tucker]

you saw no fishing signs, but did you see any "no dynamite" signs?

[susquayuga fisher]

I keep telling myself that I'll launch under the Rt 20 bridge, and access them from the canal, but trout won't let me!! Thats about 5 minutes from my cottage. I have several pix of the kids reaching right down into the water petting them! There's a screen there to prevent the carp from entering th nutrient-rich swamps of Montezuma, thank God, or those BAST***S would ruin the entire wetlands!! I'm afraid if I shoot them with my bow, I'll stick 2 or 3 of them. Can you imagine the fight? I'd need anchor cable to land them!!

[Taxidermist]

Rg,

There's one spot where fishing is allowed, but it was iced over. It's just one little spot, and not near all those carp. Like a few of the other guys said, that is nothing. Within a few weeks there will be THOUSANDS of those sucker mouthed oversized goldfish.

I'll bring the dynamite next time, just in case no one is looking 

Randy

[fishin_musician]

Dude You should post those pics on the CARP site here also they deserve to be seen.

[roverowner]

I've seens runs like that in the upper parts of the Chenango River.  Hard to believe.  The carp-crazed english would love fishing in NYS.  I've heard that in England people will pay thousands of dollars for access to a flooded quarry with a couple carp in it.  Hmmm, RoverOwner's Travel Agency and Carp Guide Service.....

[reelcharacter]

Had the fishing pole right there in the back of the truck, but was deterred by the "no fishing" sign. 

Randy

Taxi,

That is a pretty good reason. Figured they allowed hunting, so fishing would be OK too . . .

-Reelcharacter