Carp spawning specatacle

[J.A. Veil]

I made a longer post on the main TF Chesapeake board about my kayak trip this morning. http://www.tidalfish.com/forums/showthread.php/285452-Up-close-and-personal-with-amorous-carp. For those of you located near Annapolis, the carp are on their spawning beds at the shallow flats in the headwaters of the South River. I did not catch any but had a great time paddling around in water less than a foot deep watching the fish scoot out of the way and sometimes thrash around 50 ft away in their spawning rituals. I also had a bunch of 15" to 18" carp bang into the bottom of my kayak and others that splashed me as they took off at the last minute.

I have heard that several other western shore rivers have similar carp gatherings. It is a very impressive and enjoyable spectacle.

[elduderino]

My buddy and me were out kayaking in a freshwater reservoir in Virginia and we saw the same thing. Literally hundreds of carp in the shallow grass thrashing around. Quite an amazing sight.

[justin hart]

Yeah that happens all the time up there on the Upper Potomac. I hear that from many people.



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Capt. Justin Hart
Ocean Scrambler 120, Breezy Point, MD