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Well thanks to some help from BLK, found out about the flooded fields south of Lincoln. A friend and I decided to go an do some good-ole-fashion carp management. After a lot of fun, we decided to make it more difficult and stick to shooting fish we thought were really big and trying to shoot doubles and triples. If we hadnt decided to get more picky, and if we didnt have to walk the fish back to the bank every time we shot one, we could have doubled the 37 total and approximately 290 lds of carp we shot! Oh and we used a spear as well. My friend got over excited with the broom handle spear and took a little dip above the waders after putting all his weight on the not-so-sturdy handle. along with the carp, we shared the water with about a dozen gopher snakes from baby size to 3 ft or so.
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... and if we didnt have to walk the fish back to the bank every time we shot one...
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You're a good man. When I was a teenager, we would go down there carp shootin' and we would leave the carp where we shot them. I'm glad I never went back after a week or so to see how they smelled.[:/]
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[#0000FF]To those of us who have been around a while, this year seems to be shaping up like 1983...when there was flooding all around the lake. In those flooded fields south of Lincoln Beach I once set my own personal best record of 5 carp on one arrow. The fish were laying side by side with their backs out of water. It was almost too easy. The fields were well "fertilized" with expired carpkind. As Kent mentioned, it was probably pretty odiferous around there for a while afterward.
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Hey, well done! Looks like you had a fun shoot. As TD said, the shallow fields are moving farther and farther south with the rising water. Very handy to stop on my way to Lincoln and pick up a couple of carp for fresh bait.
Good on ya and glad you had a fun time.
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Good work. Next time out take some old pants, a long sleeve shirt, and shoes. Stuff them full of dead Carp, and place them face down to look like a headless body in deep grass just off the trail.
Makes for a fun surprise for the next person going down the trail a few days later with the smell and clouds of Flies coming up.
A well placed trail camera would make this old trick even more fun. [bobhappy]
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That....is....hilarious!
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Hoping it isn't taboo to ask more info on location. How far from Lincoln Beach would I need to travel to find these carp fields? I'm headed down tomorrow afternoon for the flotilla Sat. Sure would be nice to collect some fresh bait and maybe an extra or 2 for the freezer. Thanks for any help
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The carp don’t really get fired up until the sun warms the water in the flooded fields. Afternoons are your best bet. Several fields in the area are DWR managed access areas with parking and access fences. Ride around until you see active carp wallowing in the grass and arrow up.
There are carp in the bay east of the pavillion and along the south berm but they are gun shy and flush to deeper water at the twang of a bow. With warmer temps predicted for this weekend the carp be going bananas everywhere around the lake. You should have no trouble working up a sore arm.
Go get ‘em.
BLK
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Thank you. Good luck this weekend
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