GTA carp fishing tips

[MikeH]

There are a couple of places where you can sight fish good sized Carp (20lb and up). TTP Carp gate (only on weekends), Queens Quay park west and the Toronto Island pond come to mind. I usually take the 11ft rod and stand a good 6-8 ft back from the waters edge. I have caught Carp on corn, cheese, micro nymph plastics, good old fashioned live worms and my favourite....tiny yellow cherry tomatoes with some slashes in them.

We are extremely lucky over here that we have trophy Carp that are not angler shy compared to stocked lakes in the UK where the fish have seen every trick in the book.

I highly recommend taking a look at this site for getting started info.

http://www.carpanglersgroup.com/main/

HammerCarp would be a good person to ask about "proper" Carping using packed baits that disperse on the bottom etc, if you are thinking of getting into it big time. I did make boilies one time to try it out, but to be honest the places I fish the Carp will just as likely take a piece of cheddar or a strip of hot dog. If I am fishing bait other than a plastic nymph or a streamer I usually go with a modified hair rig. I snell a small single salmon egg hook off the bottom of my #6 round hook and use it as a mount for my tomato or corn. ( Ontario Hair Rig? )