Monster river bottom feaders (3-5')!!??

[Equinox]

Hey guys.I was up fishing on the fly for bass on the Conestoga River recently.Scoping out the waters from a bridge only 30 ' above the water I saw a group of 6 most likely carp , of a size I have never seen or heard.Closely comparing them to bolders beside the river,I estimate them to vary in size between 3 and 5' long one with huge girth.Anyone seen or heard of such fish !!??

 

[DanForte]

sturgeon?

 

[Equinox]

sturgeon?
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No .These were bottom feeders with large obvious scales,and carp like proportions.I called GVCA and they were puzzled as well.Should have brought my camera.

 

[mosquito]

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[NADO]

Lots of huge carp in the Conestoga, not 5' ones though. There are definately Carp over 20lbs in the conestoga but I cant really see any species getting to 5' in length around here.

 

[punkrockerpj]

i think i know the fish you speak of. i fished the same bridge (i think) and snagged a large tractor tire on the bottom. i had 15 lb line on and managed to pull a bit before it snapped. a few monsters came racing out (two looked almost purplish). they were definately carp,

 

[Equinox]

talked to a friend who knew the fish also...confirmed they were English Carp .were not talking 20 lbs here boys were talking a girth 16 or more inches across...and the lengths I mentioned ...you do the math...not so unusual he says for these monsters.

 

[jlisk]

Like this fatty?

That thing weighed a lot, I had to two hand the net to get it into the canoe... Not me in the picture.

 

[Equinox]

Like this fatty?

That thing weighed a lot, I had to two hand the net to get it into the canoe... Not me in the picture.

 

[Equinox]

thats probably the same,as what my associate described ...oversized gut...nnniiiccceee fish out of a canoe...I enjoy the solitary nature of the canoe also..now with a fly rod only ...what a charge!

 

[Dozer]

Target them, they're strong.

 

[jlisk]

This one dragged us both around in the canoe pretty good, was a pretty good little trolling motor!

XD

 

[punkrockerpj]

do they stink?

 

[Equinox]

only when there dead and in your closet for a month

 

[Raptizzle]

I get a bunch of them come in into my marina in Owen sound. A good shoulder to finger length , caught one on my 11 wt 14 ft rod. But before that snapped my 6 wt like a twig

 

[Chachi_420]

I see carp this size in Fergus sitting in the falls below the goofy noofie. Perfect place for them to hang out to eat cheetos and whatnot.

 

[OCDComputing]

Hey guys.I was up fishing on the fly for bass on the Conestoga River recently.Scoping out the waters from a bridge only 30 ' above the water I saw a group of 6 most likely carp , of a size I have never seen or heard.Closely comparing them to bolders beside the river,I estimate them to vary in size between 3 and 5' long one with huge girth.Anyone seen or heard of such fish !!??

I'd believe it. I see carp around 2' long all the time in the Grand and had one scare the crap out of me that had to be close to 5' long. I was standing in the water and it was 3' away from my knee. Apparently a few people have hooked him but he snaps lines and rods.

 

[chris f]

i see some big carp sometimes in the detroit river,i don't really target them but man i'm sure there are a few monster ones swimming in the river!

 

[AaronKrick]

It must of been a carp. Sturgeon get that big easily but they're not in small rivers. I've heard the carp get big but never heard of that size in ontario before!

Cat

 

[rusty420]

I've caught some 3 3 and half footers on the Trent. They r big. They are a carp species. I find that they are always in a tight group of 4 or 5. Caught one once shore fishing and had to jump in water and got towed around for 15 min before it tired. Man was it fun