Comments on: Essential Observation http://www.questbaits.com/blog/essential-observation/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:11:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jim Kelly http://www.questbaits.com/blog/essential-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-1007 Jim Kelly Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:39:57 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=941#comment-1007 Can't agree more, the more you watch the fish the more you learn. However, I wouldn't recommend continuously walking round a small water. Choose a spot where you can see most of the lake and just watch. Flat spots on windy days can be a very good indication of carp. The more you watch the more you become tuned to small indications that you would miss with a quick glance. I have lost count of the waters that I have fished where the carp spend the day in one area (their playgounds?), but move to a totally different area at night to feed. Listening for rolling fish at night can give a good indication of where the fish go. Moving to this area next day can pay dividends as the carp will probably move back to their playground during the day and you can set your traps for the next night without disturbing them. Can’t agree more, the more you watch the fish the more you learn. However, I wouldn’t recommend continuously walking round a small water. Choose a spot where you can see most of the lake and just watch. Flat spots on windy days can be a very good indication of carp. The more you watch the more you become tuned to small indications that you would miss with a quick glance.
I have lost count of the waters that I have fished where the carp spend the day in one area (their playgounds?), but move to a totally different area at night to feed. Listening for rolling fish at night can give a good indication of where the fish go. Moving to this area next day can pay dividends as the carp will probably move back to their playground during the day and you can set your traps for the next night without disturbing them.

]]> By: Shaun http://www.questbaits.com/blog/essential-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-990 Shaun Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:13:22 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=941#comment-990 As Jamie put it 'a cracking bit of advice'. Any raised vantage point you can get is a massive bonus in carp observation. I often used to get up on my Land Rover roof when fishing Murphy's as the car was as close as you wanted it to be. Spent many a happy afternoon on the roof carp spotting. As Jamie put it ‘a cracking bit of advice’. Any raised vantage point you can get is a massive bonus in carp observation. I often used to get up on my Land Rover roof when fishing Murphy’s as the car was as close as you wanted it to be. Spent many a happy afternoon on the roof carp spotting.

]]> By: Jamie Simpson http://www.questbaits.com/blog/essential-observation/comment-page-1/#comment-989 Jamie Simpson Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:47:31 +0000 http://www.questbaits.com/blog/?p=941#comment-989 Hi Carl A cracking piece of advice and one that far too many carpers seem to ignore. The amount of times I have witnessed anglers walking straight past an area full of carp to head for the so called best swims totally unaware of where the fish are. This seems to be so common when someone has had a result from a peg the previous week and for some strange reason people seem to think they will do the same by fishing that swim. Obviously some areas will always contain carp such as out of bounds areas and snags but these are not always preferred feeding areas like you said. I think that you hit the nail firmly on the head by following their movements and not just seeing them and immediately reaching for a rod. Cheers Jamie Hi Carl

A cracking piece of advice and one that far too many carpers seem to ignore. The amount of times I have witnessed anglers walking straight past an area full of carp to head for the so called best swims totally unaware of where the fish are. This seems to be so common when someone has had a result from a peg the previous week and for some strange reason people seem to think they will do the same by fishing that swim.
Obviously some areas will always contain carp such as out of bounds areas and snags but these are not always preferred feeding areas like you said. I think that you hit the nail firmly on the head by following their movements and not just seeing them and immediately reaching for a rod.

Cheers

Jamie

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